Phillips County Carnegie Library

Phillips County Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library on the National Register of Historic Places located in Malta, Montana. It was added to the Register on August 27, 1980.^[1] For a time, it was used as a museum interpreting local history.

Phillips County Carnegie Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	S. 1st St. Malta, Montana
Coordinates	48°21′35″N 107°52′34″W / 48.35972°N 107.87611°W / 48.35972; -107.87611
Area	less than one acre
Built	1917
Built by	Sherry Construction Co.
Architect	Frank F. Bossuot
NRHP reference No.	80002428^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 27, 1980

It was built of tan brick on a stone foundation in 1917. It is 34 by 62 feet (10 m × 19 m) in plan, and has the words "Carnegie Library" carved in sandstone above its doorway.^[2]

The public library moved to a new location in May 1978, and the local historical society then planned to use this building as a museum.^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Charles G. Barnard and William Cotter (1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Phillips County Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved August 11, 2017. With two photos from 1979.