Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“The Van Lyell House, now the centerpiece of the Hamilton House Estate bed and breakfast, is a historic house at 130 Van Lyell Terrace in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a two-story buff brick structure, built with Mediterranean styling.”
Wikipedia article Van Lyell House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 95 National Register listings published here for Garland County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Van Lyell House between 1997 and 2020, burning about 968 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Van Lyell House: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Mill | Silica | Producer | ||
| Mc Earl Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Hot Spring City Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hot Springs Village Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| James Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hot Springs, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1993 and 1995: 14 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees and power lines. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | $5,000 | Golf ball-size hail broke several car windshields. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | $500 | The tops of some trees were broken off. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree that blocked a road in Hot Springs. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Winds gusted to 69 mph at the Hot Springs Airport. Some tree limbs were also blown down. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Several trees were blown down, resulting in power outages. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees in the western part of Hot Springs. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and tore the roof off a storage building. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and tore the roof off a storage building. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | Lightning struck an apartment building in Hot Springs which resulted in a fire. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and tore the roof off a storage building. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some tree limbs. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Will W. and Helen B. Jackson House | 0.4 miles | 2021 | |
| Carpenter Dam | 3.4 miles | 1992 | |
| City Cemetery | 3.6 miles | 2021 | |
| Cleveland Arms Apartment Building | 3.7 miles | 2018 | |
 | W. C. Brown House | 3.8 miles | 1986 |
| Dr. Albert H. Tribble House | 3.8 miles | 2019 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000504 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Garland County | All 95 listed properties in this county. |
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