Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“Sumner High School is a historic building located in Sumner, Iowa, United States. Built in 1901, the Neoclassical style building replaced the old 1876 school building.”
Wikipedia article Sumner High School (Iowa), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Bremer County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Sumner High School between 2006 and 2020, burning about 80 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1781 VIKING AVE SUMNER, IA 50674, IA |
| 14 April 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1357 SABLE SUMNER, IA 50674, IA |
| 12 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 3168 110TH ST. SUMNER, IA 50674, IA |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sumner High School: 2 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sumner, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | 2 hurt, $2,000 | Some inflatables were blown away from a town celebration. Two injuries were sustained at the town celebration from outdoor flying objects. There were no thunderstorms in the area, as they were to the north, but the strong gust front from the storms up north produced the damage. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Sumner | $100,000 | Law enforcement reported several houses with water flooding into basement along with numerous roads covered with water up to 1 foot in places. At least one person reported as being evacuated from their home. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Sumner | $50,000 | Emergency manager reported up to a dozen evacuations from high water around the Sumner area. Multiple road closures as well. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Sumner | $50,000 | Emergency manager reported total evacuations in Sumner now. Numerous roads continue to be underwater. Electrical power in Sumner has been interrupted as well. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated between 80 and 90 MPH by survey team. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Sumner | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $40,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Sumner | $40,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $20,000 | Siding damaged by wind driven hail. Report via social media. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $20,000 | Emergency Manager reported grain bin blown into large liquid propane tank on west side of Sumner. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $20,000 | Tree down, broken window, and a propane leak. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $15,000 | Numerous large trees downed by high winds. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $10,000 | A roof was blown off a shed. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Sumner | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Sumner | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $5,000 | KWWL reported via twitter of trees and power lines down in Sumner. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $5,000 | Corn was flattened and tree limbs were down a mile west of Sumner by estimated 60 MPH wind. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $5,000 | Thunderstorms rolled through Bremer County. High winds were reported at Sumner, causing numerous trees in the city. Further details will be included in the narrative below. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Sumner | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Sumner | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Sumner | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Sumner | - | Water over many secondary gravel roads in and around Sumner. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Sumner | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 3.50 inches form morning rainfall and also reported road closures in town. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumner | - | Gustnado |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bank of Sumner | 0.2 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000597 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bremer County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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