Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“Marianna City Hall is located in the former Marianna National Guard Armory at 45 West Mississippi Street in Marianna, Arkansas. It is a large two-story brick building, with restrained Art Deco styling.”
Wikipedia article Marianna City Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Lee County · listed in 2007 · 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 8 fires within 5 miles of Marianna National Guard Armory between 1994 and 2013, burning about 25 acres in total. 1 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 | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.1 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | TAYLOR |
| 13 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 March 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | CABIN ROAD |
| 24 March 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | WEST FIRE |
| 19 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | KEISLING |
| 12 March 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BEAR CREEK LAKE |
| 9 February 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | PICKETT 1 |
| 15 January 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | SNOOPY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Marianna National Guard Armory: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 Marianna, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | 1 killed, $5,000 | A tree was blown over and fell on a car killing the driver. Other trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | $25,000 | Roof partially peeled off of a retail building on Chestnut Street. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | $20,000 | Power poles knocked down between Brickeys and Marianna. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | $20,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down in both Marianna and Aubrey. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | $15,000 | Three homes suffered minor damage. A large door on a farm shop was blown in. A small storage building overturned and rolled. Some farm equipment was moved around. Some trees and power lines were knocked down as well. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | $10,000 | Several broken utility poles on Chestnut Street in Marianna. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | $10,000 | Straight line winds damaged trailers and knocked down trees along Highway 1, just south of Marianna. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | $5,000 | Several power lines were knocked down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | $5,000 | Some trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees and blew a car off the road. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | $4,000 | Straight line winds blew several trees and power lines down in Marianna. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Marianna | $2,000 | Quarter hail fell along Highway 79, 5 miles west of Marianna. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | $2,000 | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Marianna | $1,000 | Several streets were flooded in the downtown section of Marianna. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Marianna | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Marianna | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Marianna | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Marianna | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | $500 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees and power lines. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Marianna | $10 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Marianna | $10 | no account filed |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Marianna | - | Highway 79 was closed in both directions in Marianna. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Marianna | - | Golf ball size hail fell near Marianna. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Marianna | - | Heavy rain resulted in flooding on Highway 79 in Marianna. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Marianna | - | High water temporarily blocked Highway 79, near the railroad trestle, in Marianna. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marianna | - | Straight line winds knocked a few trees and power poles down in Marianna. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Marianna | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding near Marianna. Creeks and ditches that run into the L'Anguille River were overflowing between Highway 1 and the river, northwest of Marianna. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Marianna | - | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell near Highway 79 just west of Marianna. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Marianna | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Marianna | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Marianna | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Elks Club | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | Marianna Commercial Historic District | under 500 feet | 2001 |
 | Gen. Robert E. Lee Monument | 0.1 miles | 1996 |
 | McClintock House | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Lee County Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 1995 |
 | Marianna Missouri-Pacific Depot | 0.2 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06001267 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lee County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |
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