La Comunidad Building, Metztitlan, 16th-century convent in Metztitlan, Mexico.

La Comunidad Building is a former Augustinian convent in Metztitlán, Hidalgo, made up of three main parts: the church, the convent and a north-eastern section now occupied by municipal offices and a clock tower. The church walls are about two metres thick and show no buttresses, which suggests it was never vaulted; its roof was probably wood, palm or tejamanil. A espadaña with four round-arched openings rises on the wall next to the convent, and the convent itself is a single-storey building set on sloping ground.

Augustinians reached Metztitlán in 1536, and La Comunidad is considered their first building there; tradition dates its start to 1537. It was reportedly abandoned in 1539 after a flood in the vega, though scholars such as Kubler and José Guadalupe Victoria doubt both the flood explanation and the speed of construction. From the 20th century until 10 December 2017 it served as the district jail, closed after CNDH recommendation 28/2016.

The building later served for years as Metztitlán's district jail, a use that kept it unaltered as a historic property but left it deteriorating. In September 2016 the national human rights commission issued a recommendation on irregular detention in municipal and district jails, and Hidalgo's public security secretariat closed it. The jail was officially shut on 10 December 2017 with the transfer of 14 inmates.

The former district jail inside the building closed on 10 December 2017, when 14 inmates were moved out. The 19 September 2017 earthquakes damaged part of the structure, so it was included in the fund for rebuilding historic monuments. The church has three outer entrances: two on the long facade facing the plaza and one at the foot of the temple from the atrium.

For decades the building served as Metztitlán's district jail, a use that prevented any alteration because of its historic status. The state security secretariat closed it after the CNDH's 2016 recommendation on irregular detention, and the last 14 inmates were moved out on 10 December 2017. The 19 September 2017 earthquakes damaged part of the structure.