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Photograph of Nevada County Courthouse
Photograph by Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Nevada County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.

From the record

“The Nevada County Courthouse is located at 215 East 2nd Street in the center of Prescott, the county seat of Nevada County, Arkansas. The Mid-Century Modern building was designed by Weaver and Hiegel, an architectural firm based in Little Rock, and was built in 1964 on the site of the previous courthouse.”

Wikipedia article Nevada County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 20 National Register listings published here for Nevada County · listed in 2018 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
  • Address. 215 E 2nd St., Prescott, 71857
  • When was it listed? May 2018
  • Category. building
  • Township. Missouri township
  • National Register reference number. 100002454 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

79 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Nevada County Courthouse between 1997 and 2020, burning about 710 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 18 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 burning20
Arson/incendiarism18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use8
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2011Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2005Debris and open burning4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2015Debris and open burning15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2000Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Nevada County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Nevada County Courthouse: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Grayson Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
H FarrisSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
L HaynieSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Nevada County

Storms near this property

53 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prescott, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 26 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 10 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 1998Flash FloodPrescott1 killedA local man was apparently fishing in the Cross Tierre Rouge Creek when he was swept away by flood waters. He was found 5 days later.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindPrescott$50,000Several trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindPrescott$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindPrescott$40,000Winds of about 70 mph destroyed a couple of storage sheds on County Rd. 1. Some trees were also downed along Interstate 30.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindPrescott$15,000Several trees down and one chicken house crushed by fallen tree.
October 2001Flash FloodPrescott$12,000Four homes were flooded including the local ambulance service building.
August 2010LightningPrescott$5,000A lightning strike resulted in a fire that torched nearly 100 acres of timberland near the town of Prescott, Arkansas.
December 2024Flash FloodPrescott-Flash flooding with high water covering several roads in the city of Prescott.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Several trees downed, mainly across the northern portions of Nevada County, including along Highway 67 and Interstate 30.
May 2022HailPrescott-Quarter size hail just south of Prescott.
April 2022Tornado (EF0)Prescott-An EF-0 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 85 mph briefly touched down on the west side of Highway 371 about one mile south of Prescott, where a number of trees were uprooted. The tornado crossed Highway 371 where additional trees were uprooted, before the tornado lifted.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees reported down across parts of Nevada County.
May 2022Flash FloodPrescott-Water covering Highway 19 north of Prescott.
December 2021HailPrescott-Multiple reports were received of quarter size hail falling throughout the city of Prescott.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the city of Prescott.
July 2019Heavy RainPrescott-A cumulative storm total of 8.49 inches of rain was measured from a National Weather Service Cooperative Observer on the north side of Prescott from 12 am to 3 pm on July 16th, 2019.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindPrescott-A large tree was blown down across Interstate 30 near mile marker 47.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees were blown down across the city of Prescott.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindPrescott-A measured gust of 62 mph was made by a storm spotter in Redland, Arkansas 4 miles east of Prescott, Arkansas.
March 2016HailPrescott-Hail slightly larger than golfballs was reported just southwest of Prescott.
April 2016HailPrescott-Quarter size hail fell in Prescott.
April 2008Flash FloodPrescott-Local emergency manager reported that numerous county roads were underwater and washed out.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Power lines were downed along Wildcat Road.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Trees and powelines downed.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Powerlines downed on Hwy 67.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Trees downed on Kale Rd.
November 2004Flash FloodPrescott-ROUTE 371 UNDER WATER IN SPOTS.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindPrescott-I-30 closed from Hope to Prescott, Arkansas due to downed trees and overturned trucks. Relayed by State Police.
June 2004HailPrescott-Hail fell at Laneburg.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees and power lines down.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Tin torn off a barn on County Road 28 on the south side of town.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees toppled along Hwy 19 near the Pike County line.
October 2001Flash FloodPrescott-Numerous roads reported under water and impassable.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Several large trees down.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees and power lines down.
June 2000Flash FloodPrescott-Hwy 371 was barricaded due to flood waters.
November 2000Flash FloodPrescott-Flash flooding on CR 50 and 291 closed the roads.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees down along CR 293.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees down across Hwy 371.
March 1999Flash FloodPrescott-High water closed Hwy 278 at Hwy 53.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Several large trees and power lines were toppled causing local power outages.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.
November 2005HailPrescott-no account filed
May 2002HailPrescott-no account filed
May 2001HailPrescott-no account filed
February 2000HailPrescott-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindPrescott-no account filed
May 1996HailPrescott-no account filed
March 1996HailPrescott-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindPrescott-no account filed
June 1994HailPrescott-no account filed
March 1993HailPrescott-no account filed
April 1993HailPrescott-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Nevada County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Henry McKenzie House0.1 miles1998
Allen Tire Company and Gas Station0.1 miles2001
Prescott & Northwestern Railroad Caboose No. 30.1 miles2020
Prescott City Hall0.2 miles2022
D. L. McRae House0.2 miles1982
T. C. McRae House0.2 miles1982

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 100002454 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Nevada CountyAll 20 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.