Topological phases of matter that have an insulating bulk and robust gapless boundary states can exist both in static materials and when system parameters are changed periodically in time. In the latter case, the periodic driving can lead to so called ``anomalous'' topological phases. Here, the authors show that, in the newly introduced higher-order topological insulators, anomalous phases can exist even if the system is static, and provide an example of such behavior using a two-dimensional model with topological corner charges. This work opens up the possibility of studying anomalous phases without the inherent difficulties associated with time-periodic changes of a material, such as the risk that it will ``heat up'' due to the driving field and lose its topological features.