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Adams County Courthouse added to National Register of Historic Places

December 7, 2018 became more than Pearl Harbor Day for residents of Ritzville and Adams County. The Washington Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation (DAHP) notified Ritzville and Adams County residents that the Adams County Courthouse has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Although Ritzville now hosts six of nine properties in Adams County which have been listed in the National Register, criteria for recognition is not lax. To be listed, a property must be at least 50 years old and retain historic character. The notification from the Department of Historical P...

 

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