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The Granite County Jail, located on Kearney St. in Philipsburg in Granite County, Montana, was built in 1896. It was added to the
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in 1980. It is a red brick building which was still in use as a jail in 1980. It is two stories in one section, one story in another, and has a square tower about tall, with small projecting square turrets at its four corners, above the building's entry
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National Register of Historic Places in Granite County, Montana Victorian architecture in Montana Government buildings completed in 1896 Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana 1896 establishments in Montana {{Montana-NRHP-stub