Ritch Hall | |
![]() Ritch Hall in 2013 | |
Location | 10th Street SE of Fleming Hall, WNMU, Silver City, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 32°46′35″N 108°16′53″W / 32.77639°N 108.28139°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1906 |
Architect | Charles Frederick Whittlesey |
Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival, California Mission Revival |
MPS | New Mexico Campus Buildings Built 1906--1937 TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88001557 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 1988 |
Ritch Hall is a historic building on the campus of Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico, United States. It was built as a women's dormitory. [2] Its construction cost $30,000, and it was completed in 1906, with remodels in 1925 and 1948. [3] The building was named in honor of W.G. Ritch, who served as the president of the board of regents of WNMU from 1902 to 1904. [3] It was designed in the Mission Revival style by architect Charles Frederick Whittlesey in 1906, and an extension was designed by architect John Gaw Meem in 1950. [3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 22, 1988. [1]
Ritch Hall | |
![]() Ritch Hall in 2013 | |
Location | 10th Street SE of Fleming Hall, WNMU, Silver City, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 32°46′35″N 108°16′53″W / 32.77639°N 108.28139°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1906 |
Architect | Charles Frederick Whittlesey |
Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival, California Mission Revival |
MPS | New Mexico Campus Buildings Built 1906--1937 TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88001557 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 1988 |
Ritch Hall is a historic building on the campus of Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico, United States. It was built as a women's dormitory. [2] Its construction cost $30,000, and it was completed in 1906, with remodels in 1925 and 1948. [3] The building was named in honor of W.G. Ritch, who served as the president of the board of regents of WNMU from 1902 to 1904. [3] It was designed in the Mission Revival style by architect Charles Frederick Whittlesey in 1906, and an extension was designed by architect John Gaw Meem in 1950. [3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 22, 1988. [1]