Celebrating 125 years of history at the Burroughs’ Home: Honoring, remembering the countless volunteers who have maintained the home

The Burroughs family home was originally built in 1890.

It was a small and simple Queen Anne style home sitting on two blocks of the Original Town of Ritzville.

With the prosperity of the early 20th century, the house, located at 408 West Main, was remodeled into a much grandeur home in 1902 at which time electricity came to Ritzville.

Architect J. Flood Walker from California, who had just recently moved to Ritzville, designed the renovations.

The main floor was expanded to include a kitchen and office for the doctor, additional rooms were added to the second floor and a veranda and wrap arou...