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Ritter House
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National Register of Historic Places

Ritter House

Also known as Jireh Luce House

Tisbury’s first place on the National RegisterListed Dec 6, 1977; only 515 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
FederalListed 1977Tisbury
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Ritter House

Ritter House, at Beach St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 6, 1977: the first place in Tisbury to be listed. Only 515 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Federal, as it does for 661 other Massachusetts listings.

What it isHistoric house in Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 33 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1796 to today

  1. 1796Built
  2. 1977Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 49 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 5 minutes

Beach St., Tisbury · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Ritter HouseStart here
  2. 2William Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BU.S. Marine Hospital at Vineyard HavenBuilding0.3 miBTashmoo Springs Pumping StationColonial Revival1.2 miDWest Chop Club Historic DistrictShingle Style1.8 miStEast Chop LightItalianate · Built 18691.9 miStWest Chop Light StationBuilt 18912 mi
More like it

Federal style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Federal.

Edgartown Village Historic District6.4 mi away
Falmouth Village Green Historic District7 mi away
Waquoit Historic District10.1 mi away
West Falmouth Village Historic District10.3 mi away

Memories of Ritter House

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Questions about Ritter House

Is Ritter House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 6, 1977 (Register number 77000169).

Is Ritter House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Wesleyan Grove, 2.2 miles away.

Can you visit Ritter House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Ritter House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 33 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63794600 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.