Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“The Old Huntington Jail is a historic jail at 223 East Broadway in Huntington, Arkansas. It is a single-story stone structure, fashioned out of courses of cut stone.”
Wikipedia article Old Huntington Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Sebastian County · listed in 2008 · 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 128 fires within 5 miles of Old Huntington Jail between 1997 and 2020, burning about 783 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Old Huntington Jail: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian County Pit | Clay | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huntington, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Huntington | $400,000 | This tornado developed south of Mansfield where trees were blown down and outbuildings were damaged on Johnnie Cake Way. It moved north across Mansfield and across the east side of Huntington. Sixteen homes were damaged in Mansfield, several significantly. Trees were snapped or uprooted, and power poles were blown down. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 105 to 110 mph. |
| July 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Huntington | $100,000 | This tornado developed on the northwest side of Mansfield, where trees were damaged. It moved southeast across the west and south sides of town. Trees were uprooted, numerous large tree limbs were snapped throughout town, poles were blown down, and homes were damaged. Trees fell onto several homes, severely damaging them. South of Mansfield, the tornado moved south-southeast uprooting a number of trees along and east of Highway 378, before dissipating on the east side of Lake Spur. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. |
| January 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Huntington | $50,000 | This tornado developed on the northwest side of Huntington near the water treatment plant where it uprooted trees and destroyed a metal-framed structure. The tornado moved northeast damaging the roof of a mobile home, damaging a couple chicken houses, blowing down power lines, and uprooting trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 95 mph. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Huntington | $25,000 | Lightning struck a house and started a fire. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, one of which fell on a home. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Huntington | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power lines. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | $500 | Several trees were blown down in Huntington. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | $300 | Several trees were blown over in Huntington. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees. |
| December 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto Highway 71 on the north side of town. |
| June 2022 | Flood | Huntington | - | A nearly half mile long section of Highway 71 was closed in both directions due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | Emergency management estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph with large tree limbs blown down. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| December 2003 | Hail | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Huntington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Coop Creek Bridge | 2.3 miles | 1995 |
 | Milltown Bridge | 7.1 miles | 1990 |
 | Hartford Water Tower | 7.7 miles | 2008 |
 | Jones Memorial Methodist Church | 7.7 miles | 2011 |
 | Hartford Commercial Historic District | 7.9 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000944 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sebastian County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
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