Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
“The Portland United Methodist Church is a historic church building at 300 N. Main St. in Portland, Arkansas The Craftsman style two story T-shaped building was built in 1924 to a design by architect John Parks Almand.”
Wikipedia article Portland United Methodist Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 28 National Register listings published here for Ashley County · listed in 2006 · 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 5 fires within 5 miles of Portland United Methodist Church between 2003 and 2018, burning about 18 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 October 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 October 2003 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 January 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 January 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Portland, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portland | $100,000 | Numerous buildings suffered roofing damage consisting of primarily shingle loss or tin peeling. Several large branches were also downed. Damage was consistent with strong southerly winds and stretched from Portland eastward along Highway 160. The most substantial damage occurred to an outbuilding that suffered enough roof damage to have insulation strewn down wind. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Portland | $100,000 | Ten power poles were snapped along with several overturned irrigation pivots. There was minor damage to the roofs of several homes, along with several trees snapped and uprooted. A carport was destroyed, and tin was blown off several outbuildings. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portland | $100,000 | Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down across the county. Damage was scattered in nature but widespread across the county. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portland | $50,000 | A swath of straight line wind damage began near Highway 165 between Portland and Parkdale, Arkansas. Eight wooden power poles were snapped off to the east along Highway 165 just to the south of Portland. An outbuilding was flipped over to the east as well along Empire Road just inside Chicot County. The damage swath was about 3 miles long and 1 mile wide. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portland | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a shed at a local business. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Portland | $25,000 | Farm equipment was under water and water occurred over a farm road in Portland. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Portland | $15,000 | All lanes of Highway 160 were closed east of Portland due to flooding. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Portland | $10,000 | Water covered roads and many county roads were impassable. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portland | $10,000 | Large oak trees were uprooted and a porch was damaged along Highway 160. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portland | $5,000 | Powerlines were blown down in Portland. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portland | $5,000 | A powerline was blown down along Highway 165. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portland | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a storage building. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Portland | $3,000 | Minor street flooding occurred in Portland. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portland | $3,000 | Trees were blown down in Portland. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portland | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down across County Road 52. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Portland | - | Dime to quarter sized hail was reported. |
| March 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Portland | - | Funnel cloud was observed near Portland. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Portland | - | A swath of quarter sized hail fell from an strengthening supercell thunderstorm. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Portland | - | This tornado was sighted by spotters. It touched down briefly and did not produce any damage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dean House | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Pugh House | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Naff House | 0.5 miles | 1992 |
 | John P. Fisher House | 1.5 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000942 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ashley County | All 28 listed properties in this county. |
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