Willis Alexander Ritchie (14 July 1864 – 17 January 1931), also known as W.A.Ritchie, was an architect whose career began in Ohio and Kansas, but reached maturity in Seattle and Spokane, Washington.
Ritchie was born in Van Wert, Ohio, before moving to Lima, Ohio, with his family where he would later begin his own practice.[1] He won numerous competitions for county courthouses and other public buildings in the early 1890s, was the first architect to achieve a statewide reputation in Washington. Among his major commissions is the Jefferson County, Washington courthouse, in Port Townsend, completed in 1890.
A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
Works include (with attribution)
