Editing Waitsburg, Washington (section)

===Historic places===

Waitsburg has three properties and one designated [[historic district]] that are on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP). The oldest is the [[William Perry Bruce House]], a Victorian [[Italianate]] home built in 1883 by town founder [[William Perry Bruce]]; it was later converted into a [[public library]] and now houses the Bruce Memorial Museum, run by the local [[historical society]].<ref>{{cite web|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: William Perry Bruce House|url={{NRHP url|id=75001878}}|publisher=National Park Service|author=Robert Wayne Hergert|date=March 12, 1975}}</ref> [[Preston Hall (Waitsburg, Washington)|Preston Hall]], a former school building built in 1913, was added to the register in 1993. The modern [[Waitsburg High School]], opened in 1927, is also listed on the NRHP. The [[Waitsburg Historic District]], which encompasses most of Downtown Waitsburg, includes 23 properties that were built between 1880 and 1930.<ref name="Revisit">{{cite web |title=Waitsburg |url=https://revisitwa.org/waypoint/waitsburg/ |work=Revisiting Washington |publisher=[[Washington Trust for Historic Preservation]] |accessdate=March 14, 2025}}</ref>

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|title=NRHP entries in Waitsburg
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|File:W. P. Bruce House2 NRHP 75001878 Walla Walla County, WA.jpg 
 |[[William Perry Bruce House]]
|File:Preston Hall NRHP 92001590 Walla Walla County, WA.jpg
 |[[Preston Hall (Waitsburg, Washington)|Preston Hall]]
|File:Waitsburg High School2 NRHP 01000431 Walla Walla County, WA.jpg
 |[[Waitsburg High School]]
|File:Waitsburg-Washington.JPG
 |[[Waitsburg Historic District]]
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