Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Fort Sumner

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Fort Sumner Community House
Photo: MRobison, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Fort Sumner Community House

On the National Register since 200323 years
VernacularListed 2003Fort Sumner

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Fort Sumner Community House

Fort Sumner Community House, at Jct. of US 84 and Baker Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 21, 2003. The Register lists it for its social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Vernacular, as it does for 22 other New Mexico listings. It was listed as part of New Mexico Federation of Women's Club Buildings in New Mexico MPS.

What it isCommunity center in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 47 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1939 to today

  1. 1939Built
  2. 2003Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 23 years
Visit

Finding Fort Sumner Community House

Jct. of US 84 and Baker Ave., Fort Sumner

No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

3 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

Memories of Fort Sumner Community House

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Fort Sumner Community House?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Fort Sumner Community House

Is Fort Sumner Community House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 21, 2003 (Register number 03000798).

Is Fort Sumner Community House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Mexico has 37 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Fort Sumner Community House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Fort Sumner Community House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 47 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77846039 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.