Sumner High School is a historic building located in

Sumner, Iowa Sumner is a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. The city is located along the county's eastern border, between Bremer and Fayette counties. The population was 2,021 at the time of the 2020 census. The Bremer County portion of Sumner is ...

, United States. Built in 1901, the Neoclassical style building replaced the old 1876 school building. The 2½-story brick structure is built on a raised stone basement and capped with a

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and

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. An addition was built onto the north side of the building in 1915, and the gymnasium was added in 1924. This was Sumner's only school building until 1953 when a new

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was built. with A new

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building was completed in 1961. The local school district continued to use the building until 1988, and the gymnasium continues to be used by the district. The building was listed on the

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in 2004.

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School buildings completed in 1901 Neoclassical architecture in Iowa Buildings and structures in Bremer County, Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Bremer County, Iowa School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa 1901 establishments in Iowa {{BremerCountyIA-NRHP-stub