Carnegie Public Library | |
Location | 314 McLeod Street Big Timber, Montana United States |
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Coordinates | 45°49′57″N109°57′7″W / 45.83250°N 109.95194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1913 |
Built by | Gagnon & Co. |
Architect | Link and Haire |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 02000725 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 11, 2002 |
The Carnegie Public Library at 314 McLeod Street (S-298) in Big Timber, Montana, United States, is a Carnegie library which was built in 1913. It has also been known as Big Timber Carnegie Library. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]
It was designed by architects Link & Haire in Classical Revival style. [2]
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