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Alberton School
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Main entrance Alberton School, Alberton, Montana
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Location of Alberton School in Montana
Location Alberton, Montana
Coordinates 47°00′17″N114°28′54″W / 47.0046°N 114.4816°W / 47.0046; -114.4816
Built1919
Architect Ole Bakke [1]
Architectural styleCollegiate Classical Revival [1]
NRHP reference No. 96001599
Added to NRHPJanuary 13, 1997

Alberton School is a three-story brick school located in Alberton, Montana, United States which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 13, 1997. Constructed in 1919 at a cost of US$ 70,000, the school was built to replace a wooden structure that burned in 1916. From its construction until 1960 it was the only high school within 40 square miles (100 km2). It continues to serve as a school, and remains architecturally intact. [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 National Register of Historic Places Sign Texts - Mineral County, Helena, Mont.: Montana Historical Society - Montana History Wiki, archived from the original on December 3, 2013, retrieved November 24, 2013
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.