Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
“The Rector Waterworks Building is a historic civic building at 703 South Main Street in Rector, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick building, with a false gabled front masking a flat roof.”
Wikipedia article Rector Waterworks Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Clay County · listed in 2009 · 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 4 fires within 5 miles of Rector Waterworks Building between 1997 and 2017, burning about 117 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 February 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 November 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 November 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Rector Waterworks Building: 6 past producers, 5 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Bucy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| I Golden | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| I Stahl | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Melvin Copeland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stahl Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stahl Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stahl Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tri-County Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Trs Trucking Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rector, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 23 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $250,000 | Straight line winds damaged a couple farm buildings and overturned two irrigation pivots. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $75,000 | A farm shop collapsed. A hangar and an airplane were damaged at the Rector Airport. A portion of the roof was damaged at Crockett Oil Company. Some trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Rector | $50,000 | Several bridges were washed or under water between Rector and Greenway. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $50,000 | Some sheds were destroyed and several trailers were damaged. Numerous trees were knocked down. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $50,000 | One house was destroyed. A barn was spread out over a one-half mile area. Numerous trees were blown down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $25,000 | A barn was destroyed. Several farm shops and barns were damaged. A car and a truck were also damaged. A patio cover was blown away. Some trees were uprooted and some utility poles were blown down. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $25,000 | A barn was destroyed. A church steeple was torn off. Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $25,000 | A crop duster flipped over at the Rector airport. Several trees were knocked down. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $15,000 | An outbuilding was destroyed, and a second one was partially damaged near the intersection of South Dodd Street and West 13th Street. Several trees were also downed. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Rector | $15,000 | A tornado briefly touched down just east of Rector. An airplane was turned over. Several large tree limbs were blown down as well. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Rector | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $5,000 | Trees down in Rector. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $5,000 | Several power lines were blown down. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $5,000 | Several power lines were knocked down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $3,000 | Numerous large tree limbs down and a downed power pole in Rector. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $2,000 | Power lines down in Rector. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $2,000 | Tree down close to the town of Rector. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | $1,000 | A couple of trees were knocked down. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Rector | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Rector | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Rector | $250 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Rector | $100 | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Rector | $20 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Rector | $10 | Flash flooding caused 3 to 4 inches of water on roads in the town of Rector. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Rector | $10 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Rector | $10 | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Rector | $10 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph near Rector. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Rector | - | Quarter sized hail, 2 miles north of Rector, AR. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Rector | - | Highway 49 was flooded between Rector and Greenway. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | - | A few trees were knocked down in Rector. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Rector | - | Quarter size hail fell north of Rector. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | - | Straight line winds destroyed a shed in Rector. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | - | Straight line winds knocked a few trees down and flipped a trampoline in the town of Rector. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Rector | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Rector. A few streets were flooded as a result. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | - | Winds were estimated at 60 mph in Rector. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Rector | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Rector | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Rector | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Rector | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Rector | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Rector | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Rector | - | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rector | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rector Commercial Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2009 | |
 | Scatterville Cemetery | 1.8 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000312 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clay County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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