Granite County Courthouse - Philipsburg, MT
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N 46° 20.014 W 113° 17.617
12T E 323472 N 5133666
Constructed of brick and Montana granite in 1913, the Granite County Courthouse was designed by architects Haire & Link and Co. It stands above downtown Philipsburg, overlooking the town. Tally=7
Waymark Code: WMQEWY
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Inside, the courthouse is well appointed, with heavy woodwork, large wood and granite columns, a large dome with a stained glass skylight and beautiful tile mosaic floors. 110 years old this year (2023), the courthouse has been in continuous use for those 110 years.
Granite County Courthouse
The first permanent home for Granite County offices was completed in 1913. Prominent Montana architects John Link and Charles Haire designed the building. Its cut stonework is, appropriately, made of Montana granite. Granite County commissioners paid the Gagnon and Company construction firm $49,000 for completion of this elegant brick county courthouse. Look for the inscription “Granite Co.” in the keystone above the entry arch.
From the NRHP Plaque

Following the establishment of Granite County in 1893 and Philipsburg as the county seat, county commissioners hired the state’s preeminent architectural firm to design this 3½-story Neoclassical style civic building.

The Gagnon and Company construction firm undertook the project for $49,000. The ashlar stone courthouse is built of Montana granite and has a central, shallow dome with a lantern and fenestrated drum. A giant Doric pedimented entrance faces west, and there is a semi-circular transom above the main doors that contains a more recent art glass window. In the plaque above the entry arch are inscribed the words, “Granite Co.”
From Vernacular Architecture of Montana
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Department Number, Category Name, and Waymark Code:
2-Buildings • Courthouses • Granite County Courthouse • WMKNBR 3-Business • Brewpubs • Philipsburg Brewing Company • WMKNJX 4-Culture • Stained Glass Windows • Granite County Courthouse Dome • WMKNBY 5-Entertainment • History Museums • Granite County Museum & Cultural Center • WMN28T 6-History • NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings • Granite County Courthouse • WMKNBD 8-Monuments • Citizen Memorials • Lottie Thomson • WMKNCA 13-Structures • Bell Towers • St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Bell Tower • WMKNKA


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