Carnegie Public Library (Big Timber, Montana)

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Location314 McLeod Street
Big Timber, Montana
United States
Coordinates 45°49′57″N109°57′7″W / 45.83250°N 109.95194°W / 45.83250; -109.95194 Coordinates: 45°49′57″N109°57′7″W / 45.83250°N 109.95194°W / 45.83250; -109.95194
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
Built byGagnon & Co.
Architect Link and Haire
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 02000725 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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]

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It was designed by architects Link & Haire in Classical Revival style. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Hampton, Kate; Lauren MacMillan (May 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carnegie Public Library / Big Timber Carnegie Library". National Park Service . Retrieved September 7, 2017. With five photos from 2001.

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