Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
“Park Hill is a historic house at 400 East Wahl Street in Paris, Arkansas. It is a large two-story brick building, with Mediterranean style.”
Wikipedia article Park Hill (Paris, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 44 National Register listings published here for Logan County · listed in 2013 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Park Hill between 1998 and 2020, burning about 364 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 9.4 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | DELTIC FIRE |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BIG CARTER |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Park Hill: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan County Building Stone Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Duffield Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Garland Cotton Sand & Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Logan County New Blaine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paris, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 29 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $2,700,000 | Six houses suffered major damage, 20 had moderate damage, and 27 had minor damage. Four businesses had major damage, including a car dealership, two shop buildings, and a lumber company. At the car dealership, 37 cars were damaged, primarily due to flying debris and the collapse of three concrete block walls of an adjacent building. Three other businesses suffered moderate damage, and six had minor damage. Many trees were blown down, some of which fell on houses. Arkansas' second-oldest cherry tree was toppled. Many power lines were blown down and about 40 utility poles had to be replaced. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Paris | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Flood | Paris | $100,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $75,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down. Part of the roof was blown off a house. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $40,000 | Several trees were blown down. One of the trees collapsed a wooden carport that was attached to a house, crushing a car beneath the carport. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $20,000 | A house had much of its metal roof torn off. Power lines and numerous large tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Paris, and just east of town. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Paris | $5,000 | Hail up to nickel size caused some damage at a hog farm. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Winds estimated to be 65 mph with multiple trees down in the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | A tree was blown down partially on top of a home near Paris. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Paris | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in Paris by the EM. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Trees and power lines were reported down across the western portion of Paris. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | A storm spotter estimated 60 mph winds, power outages and power lines down in the city. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | A spotter reported downed power lines north of Hwy 22. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | The Emergency Manager reported a wind gust of 60 mph. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was estimated at Paris. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Several trees were blown down across Highway 309. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Numerous trees were downed from Paris to north of Subiaco toward Morrison Bluff. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Numerous trees were down in the town of Paris. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | A large tree was uprooted. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Several trees were down as a result of wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Trees were damaged and some shingles were blown off of roofs. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Large limbs were down in Paris. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Paris | - | Several thunderstorms, moving over the same area in a short period of time, produced localized flash flooding in Paris. Several streets were flooded briefly and impassible before the water receded. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Several homes in the area sustained minor roof damage. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large trees. Several buildings and homes also sustained roof and window damage. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees and large tree limbs. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Paris | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Paris | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | First Christian Church | 0.4 miles | 1995 |
 | Logan County Courthouse, Eastern District | 0.5 miles | 1976 |
 | Evelyn Gill Walker House | 0.6 miles | 1993 |
 | Tolbert E. Gill House | 0.6 miles | 1993 |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church, South | 0.6 miles | 1995 |
 | Paris Post Office | 0.6 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 12001233 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Logan County | All 44 listed properties in this county. |
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