{"id":1602,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:40:10","latitude":46.861704430112467889557592570781707763671875,"longitude":-113.9851961464345322383451275527477264404296875,"title":"University Library 1922-1974","subtitle":"The University of Montana Historic District","fullsize":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/01bdb9c9accdbe49a98dbf0982fa3477.jpg","address":"32 Campus Drive, Missoula, Montana","all_locations":[],"zoom":17,"creator":["Montana National Register Sign Program"],"description":"Of the eight campus buildings constructed on the Carsley-Gilbert master plan, the library appropriately best expresses the Renaissance Revival style. Billings architects McIver and Cohagen designed this architectural gem with its Spanish tile roof, simple terra cotta ornamentation, and distinctive windows, symbolizing in form and function the heart of the University. In 1955, a four-story utilitarian addition and division of the lofty reading room on the second story into two floors expanded the space. A new library opened in 1974 and the building changed in function, but its stately presence remains the symbolic heart of campus.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"Public","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/20813bab-709f-4f3e-a723-150e7c0dbd3f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read about the University of Montana Historic District</a>","<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/36b2236f-1a00-41f0-b8f2-e9474c588162/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See photos of the University of Montana Historic District</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/01bdb9c9accdbe49a98dbf0982fa3477.jpg":{"id":1283,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"University Library 1922-1974","description":"University Library 1922-1974. Front view of the building, facing north towards Mount Jumbo. Renamed the Social Sciences Building following its stint as University Library for 52 years. | <a href=\"https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/16181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Montana History Portal</a> | 1946 | Rollin H. McKay","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/01bdb9c9accdbe49a98dbf0982fa3477.jpg"}}}