Historic H.E. Gritman building restoration is underway

Ritzville residents who walk by the H.E. Gritman Building in the next couple of weeks may see crews working to restore the structure’s brickwork.

Building owner Brenda Owens said she contracted with Wolf Creek Contracting to rehabilitate the brickwork, which is scheduled to be finished before the end of October.

The H.E. Gritman Building is one of the structures in the Ritzville Historic District in the downtown area. The 116-year-old building houses the H.E. Gritman Senior Center, as well as local businesses like Ritzville Chiropractic.

Owens said redoing the building’s brickwork is the first...