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Granite County Jail

Coordinates: 46°20′2″N 113°17′31″W / 46.33389°N 113.29194°W / 46.33389; -113.29194
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Granite County Jail
Granite County Jail is located in Montana
Granite County Jail
Granite County Jail is located in the United States
Granite County Jail
LocationKearney St., Philipsburg, Montana
Coordinates46°20′2″N 113°17′31″W / 46.33389°N 113.29194°W / 46.33389; -113.29194
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
Built byAndrews, F.
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Vernacular Eclectic
NRHP reference No.80002420[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1980

The Granite County Jail, located on Kearney St. in Philipsburg in Granite County, Montana, was built in 1896. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

It is a red brick building which was still in use as a jail in 1980. It is two stories in one section, one story in another, and has a square tower about 45 feet (14 m) tall, with small projecting square turrets at its four corners, above the building's entry portico.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Thomas J. Moss (1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Granite County Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved October 26, 2017. With three photos from 1979.