Fort Sumner Community House

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Fort Sumner Community House
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LocationJunction of U.S. Route 84 and Baker Ave., Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Coordinates 34°28′42″N104°14′40″W / 34.47833°N 104.24444°W / 34.47833; -104.24444 (Fort Sumner Community House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1939-40, c.1942
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS New Mexico Federation of Women's Club Buildings in New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No. 03000798 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 2003

The Fort Sumner Community House, at the Junction of U.S. Route 84 and Baker Avenue in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, was erected in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

It includes the Fort Sumner Women's Club, in a c.1942 addition along its south side. It was built as a Works Progress Administration project out of adobe brick. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. David Kammer (May 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Sumner Community House". National Park Service . Retrieved January 30, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 2002