Otis Theodore and Effiegene Locke Wingo House

Built in 1904 (Queen Anne style architecture in the United States). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

From the record

“The Otis Theodore and Effiegene Locke Wingo House is a historic house at 510 West De Queen Avenue in De Queen, Arkansas. It is a wood-frame structure, built in 1904 but altered significantly later.”
Wikipedia article Otis Theodore and Effiegene Locke Wingo House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 17 National Register listings published here for Sevier County · listed in 2004 · category: Building · built in 1904, Queen Anne style architecture in the United States.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Wingo, Otis Theodore and Effiegene Locke, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 510 W. De Queen Ave., De Queen, 71832
When was it listed? June 2004
Category. building
Township. De Queen North township
When was it built? 1904
Architectural style. Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
National Register reference number. 04000501 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

77 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Otis Theodore and Effiegene Locke Wingo House between 1997 and 2020, burning about 216 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 29 were 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
Arson/incendiarism	29
Debris and open burning	27
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	15
Natural	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Equipment and vehicle use	1

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
6 September 2011	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 2011	Arson/incendiarism	8.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2002	Railroad operations and maintenance	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 1998	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 1998	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
27 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
26 September 2004	Arson/incendiarism	6.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Sevier County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Otis Theodore and Effiegene Locke Wingo House: 23 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Calcium, Copper, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Davis Mine	Copper, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
No Name	Calcium	Past Producer
Petty Prospect	Diatomite	Prospect
Rolling Fork Pit & Plant	Flagstone	Producer
Dequeen Sand & Gravel Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown

Every working recorded in Sevier County

Storms near this property

60 of 97 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names De Queen, the town this property stands in, in 97 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 58 thunderstorm wind, 29 hail, 6 flash flood, 3 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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
September 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	$2,000,000	Numerous trees and power lines down. Twenty eight (28) homes damaged. A chicken house was destroyed and 30 thousand chickens were contaminated resulting in their destruction.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	$200,000	Widespread wind damage was reported in Sevier County, Arkansas as well as in the city of DeQueen, Arkansas. Some damage was reported to homes, mainly from fallen trees. Numerous other trees were snapped and uprooted across the county as well.
August 2010	Lightning	De Queen	$100,000	Fire destroyed a home on Mountain View Road near De Queen Lake in De Queen, Ark., Monday evening. It was determined that the fire was started by a lightning strike from thunderstorms in the evening. There were no injuries reported from the fire but the house was a total loss.
August 2008	Lightning	De Queen	$40,000	Lightning struck the fire department's radio tower in De Queen, Arkansas. The electricity from the strike followed the wiring into the wall resulting in a fire inside the local fire department. Moderate damage was reported.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	$22,000	Trees downed in town and minor roof damage as well. A tree also fell on top of an automobile. No reports of injuries.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	$5,000	Estimated wind gust by a Trained Spotter in DeQueen, Arkansas. A large tree fell on Courthouse causing minor damage.
April 1996	Lightning	De Queen	$5,000	no account filed
September 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Trees were blown down on East Red Bridge Road just to the southeast of Highway 41.
September 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Trees were blown down on Johnson Bridge Road just off of Highway 70 W just west of De Queen.
March 2023	Hail	De Queen	-	Penny size hail reported via m-PING.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Several trees and power lines downed in and around De Queen.
March 2023	Hail	De Queen	-	Nickel size hail reported via social media.
June 2023	Hail	De Queen	-	Quarter size hail reported at the Sevier County Sheriff's Office in De Queen.
September 2023	Hail	De Queen	-	Quarter size hail reported along Collin Raye Drive in De Queen.
June 2022	Hail	De Queen	-	Penny size hail fell across the northern sections of De Queen.
April 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A 60 mph wind gust was estimated in De Queen.
April 2021	Hail	De Queen	-	Quarter size hail fell on the southeast side of De Queen.
May 2021	Hail	De Queen	-	Quarter size hail fell in De Queen. Report from mPING.
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A large limb fell from a tree, which broke a window of a home in De Queen.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A tree was blown down onto a home on Vandervoort Avenue.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	The EZ Mart at the intersection of Highways 70 and 71 had the gas pump awning torn off and destroyed.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A tree was blown down along Highway 71 near De Queen.
April 2020	Hail	De Queen	-	Quarter size hail fell in De Queen.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Power lines were downed in De Queen.
March 2019	Flash Flood	De Queen	-	High water across Circle Drive. Three inches of rain was measured by the public and reported via social media.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Trees were downed in De Queen.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Trees were blown down in De Queen.
February 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A tree fell on a car in Northwest Dequeen. The Dequeen Helms Sevier County Airport recorded a wind gusts to 44 mph at 510 pm.
February 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A tree was blown down on Vandervoort Drive in Dequeen.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Several trees were downed on North 9th Street in DeQueen.
October 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A large tree fell onto a power line in De Queen, resulting in a power outage to several homes in the city.
April 2016	Hail	De Queen	-	Hail slightly larger than golfballs fell in Dequeen.
April 2016	Hail	De Queen	-	Golfball size hail fell in Dequeen.
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Numerous trees were blown down in Dequeen.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 mph. Several trees were downed inside De Queen, Arkansas.
January 2015	Flash Flood	De Queen	-	High water closed many city streets in De Queen, Arkansas.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Trees were downed across the county.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Trees were downed by old Hwy. 70E and Old Dierks Highway.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts in De Queen, Arkansas.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Several trees were downed across Hwy. 70, 41 South and 24.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A tree was downed in De Queen, Arkansas.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Gust was estimated by a Trained Spotter in De Queen, Arkansas.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Trees were downed across many roads in and around De Queen, Arkansas.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Powerlines were downed and trees uprooted on Crosstrails Road.
April 2014	Hail	De Queen	-	Hail was reported just west of De Queen, Arkansas.
April 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A few trees were downed just west of De Queen, Arkansas.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Numerous trees were reported down across the entire county.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Six to seven trees were downed on the west side of Dequeen, Arkansas.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Numerous trees and powerlines were downed throughout the entire county.
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Winds estimated by a trained spotter in DeQueen, Arkansas.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A large tree was downed blocking Gilson Avenue. Several other trees were also reported down across the county.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Trees were downed in the city of De Queen, Arkansas.
November 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A measured 58 mph wind gust was recorded at the Dequeen, Arkansas ASOS located at the Dequeen Airport.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Several trees were downed at FM. 329.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	A tree was blown down onto a utility pole which caught on fire.
July 2010	Hail	De Queen	-	Hail report came from the general public near a grocery store.
May 2009	Flash Flood	De Queen	-	A few roads were underwater across the southern portion of the county.
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Trees were downed in town.
June 2008	Hail	De Queen	-	Hail was reported at a convenience store on the west side of town.
October 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	De Queen	-	Trees were downed on Red Bridge Road.

Every storm recorded in Sevier County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Bishop Brookes House	under 500 feet	1999
First Presbyterian Church	under 500 feet	1994
DeQueen Commercial Historic District	0.2 miles	2012
Hayes Hardware Store	0.2 miles	1980
DeQueen & Eastern Railroad Machine Shop	0.7 miles	1996
King Schoolhouse	7.9 miles	1996

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 04000501 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Sevier County	All 17 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.