Perryville Commercial Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

From the record

“The Perryville Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial and civic heart of the city of Perryville, Arkansas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012, and it includes two buildings already separately listed.”
Wikipedia article Perryville Commercial Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 15 National Register listings published here for Perry County · listed in 2012 · category: District.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 9 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Address. Roughly bounded by AR 10, Magnolia, Main & Plum Sts., Perryville, 72126
When was it listed? January 2012
Category. district
Township. Fourche Lafave township
National Register reference number. 11001048 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

95 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Perryville Commercial Historic District between 1997 and 2020, burning about 664 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 10 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 burning	39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	25
Natural	11
Arson/incendiarism	10
Equipment and vehicle use	7
Smoking	2
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
7 September 2012	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 2005	Arson/incendiarism	5.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2011	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 1998	Debris and open burning	120 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2007	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 2007	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 2010	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 2010	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Perry County

Mines and quarries near this property

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Perryville Commercial Historic District: 4 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Unk	Clay	Past Producer
A. L. Young	Manganese	Unknown
Vaught Prospect	Manganese	Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk Gravel Pits 3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Perry County

Storms near this property

60 of 72 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Perryville, the town this property stands in, in 72 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 37 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 8 flash flood, 6 flood. 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
March 2008	Flood	Perryville	$600,000	Heavy rain caused the Fourche LaFave River near Houston to go above moderate flood level and crest at the 7th highest crest of record. Agricultural losses in winter wheat, sod, and livestock were noted. County roads were damaged and Arkansas Highway 300 had water over it for a prolonged period of time.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$75,000	Trees and power lines were blown down, and some roof damage occurred.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Perryville	$75,000	Mobile homes on Reynolds Street in Perryville were flooded.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$25,000	Trees were blown down. One of the trees fell on a house.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$25,000	A tree was down on a house trailer in Harris Brake.
November 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$15,000	The roof of an outdoor stage at the Perry County Fairgrounds was torn off and blown 40 yards away. Also, several large trees were blown down.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$15,000	Trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$15,000	Trees were blown down.
April 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$5,000	Trees were blown down at Perryville.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$5,000	Trees were blown down at Harris Brake Lake.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$5,000	Trees were blown down.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$5,000	Trees were blown down.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$1,000	Large limbs were blown down.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$1,000	A tree was down on Allen Point.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	$500	Thunderstorm winds downed a large pine tree onto Highway 300.
January 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	A trained spotter estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph in the community of Perryville, AR.
January 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	Multiple trees were blown down near the community of Perryville, AR.
April 2022	Hail	Perryville	-	Hail was reported by the fire department and relayed by Perry county OEM.
March 2021	Flood	Perryville	-	Heavy rain brought flooding the Fourche LaFave River at Houston late March.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	Social media showed a picture of a large tree down in downtown Perryville.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	A power line was down on Hwy 300 southeast of Perryville.
April 2020	Flood	Perryville	-	Flooding continued on the Fourche LaFave River at Houston into the first part of April 2020.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	A tree was blown down across Houston Avenue on the east side of the town of Perryville.
February 2019	Flash Flood	Perryville	-	Numerous roads in and around Perryville were closed due to high water.
August 2019	Flash Flood	Perryville	-	Several areas of flash flooding were reported along Hwy. 60 West near Perryville.
March 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	A large tree was blown down, blocking the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 300.
February 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	Wind gusts near 60 mph were estimated in the town of Perryville.
September 2018	Flash Flood	Perryville	-	Water was over Highway 60 near Sweet Home Loop.
April 2017	Flash Flood	Perryville	-	A road was flooded and a car was stranded in water.
March 2016	Hail	Perryville	-	Quarter sized hail in Perryville.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	A few trees were blown down in the area.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	A spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph at Harris Brake.
April 2010	Hail	Perryville	-	Nickel and quarter size hail fell in downtown Perryville.
September 2009	Flood	Perryville	-	Heavy rainfall in September resulted in the Fourche LaFave River exceeding flood stage at the gage near Houston. Some cropland and pastures were impacted.
October 2009	Flood	Perryville	-	Heavy rainfall at the end of October resulted in the Fourche LaFave River exceeding flood stage at the gage near Houston.
November 2009	Flood	Perryville	-	Heavy rainfall at the end of October resulted in the Fourche LaFave River near Houston remaining above flood stage into early November.
June 2008	Flash Flood	Perryville	-	Water was covering several major highways in the northern portion of the county.
January 2007	Flash Flood	Perryville	-	Bethel Road near Houston was impassible due to high water levels.
April 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees, large limbs and power lines.
March 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	Thunderstorm winds damaged the roofs of several buildings in Perryville.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs and caused some roof damage to several buildings in Perryville.
November 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some large trees.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
March 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees. A number of buildings received roof damage by falling trees. Several other buildings were also damaged by the strong winds.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	Some trees were blown down.
November 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	Some trees were blown down.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Perryville	-	A few trees were knocked down.
March 2017	Hail	Perryville	-	no account filed
March 2016	Hail	Perryville	-	no account filed
April 2015	Hail	Perryville	-	no account filed
June 2014	Hail	Perryville	-	no account filed
June 2011	Hail	Perryville	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Perryville	-	no account filed
April 2010	Hail	Perryville	-	no account filed
April 2009	Hail	Perryville	-	no account filed
August 2008	Hail	Perryville	-	no account filed
April 2007	Hail	Perryville	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Perryville	-	no account filed
April 2005	Hail	Perryville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Perry 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

4 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Perryville American Legion Building	0.1 miles	1990
Perry County Courthouse	0.1 miles	1976
Perry Rock Island Railroad Depot	3.0 miles	2021
Houston Methodist Episcopal Church, South	6.5 miles	1994

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 11001048 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Perry County	All 15 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.