Stebbins and Roberts Office Building and Factory

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

From the record

“The Stebbins and Roberts Office Building and Factory is a historic manufacturing facility at 1300 East 6th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. Set on 3 acres (1.2 ha) at the junction of East 6th and Shall Avenue, the building has a single-story office section and a two-story manufacturing facility behind.”
Wikipedia article Stebbins and Roberts Office Building and Factory, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 383 National Register listings published here for Pulaski County · listed in 2016 · 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 as contributing to the listing.
Address. 1300 E. 6th St., Little Rock
When was it listed? October 2016
Category. building
Township. Big Rock township
National Register reference number. 16000682 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

18 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Stebbins and Roberts Office Building and Factory between 2004 and 2019, burning about 108 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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	10
Arson/incendiarism	3
Debris and open burning	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
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
28 September 2004	Arson/incendiarism	19 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
28 September 2004	Arson/incendiarism	5.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
16 September 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
15 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
19 July 2007	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
17 July 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	30 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
30 June 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Pulaski County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 33 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Stebbins and Roberts Office Building and Factory: 16 unknowns, 13 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Construction Products Division	Vermiculite	Producer
Fourche Bayou Deposit	Niobium (Columbium)	Occurrence
Little Rock Plant	Aluminum, Clay	Unknown
Big Sandy No. 3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Elkins Pit	Clay	Producer
Hoffman	Clay	Producer
Little Rock Industrial Minerals Pnt	Clay	Producer
North Little Rock Plant and Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown S & G Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Arch Street Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer

Every working recorded in Pulaski County

Storms near this property

60 of 324 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little Rock, the town this property stands in, in 324 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 156 hail, 119 thunderstorm wind, 34 flash flood, 8 lightning. The reports record 3 deaths and 80 injuries. 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 1999	Tornado (F3)	Little Rock	3 killed, 72 hurt	no account filed
January 1999	Tornado (F2)	Little Rock	6 hurt	no account filed
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	1 hurt, $25,000	A large limb broke off a tree on the edge of the Arkansas State Capitol grounds. The limb fell on a passing car, resulting in one injury.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	North Little Rock	1 hurt	no account filed
April 2007	Lightning	Little Rock	$2,500,000	Lightning struck an electric substation and also set fire to a building at the substation. Power was knocked out to 11,900 customers until power could be rerouted. The electric utility estimated that it would take three months to repair the damage to the substation.
April 2006	Flash Flood	Little Rock	$2,000,000	no account filed
August 2011	Lightning	North Little Rock	$175,000	Lightning struck a house on East C Ave. in the Park Hill neighborhood of North Little Rock, setting it on fire. The house was badly damaged. A firefighter was injured battling the blaze.
April 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$150,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines. A few of the trees landed on houses.
November 2012	Lightning	Little Rock	$125,000	Lightning struck a church near downtown Little Rock. A chimney and a corner of the bell tower were knocked apart. The falling stones and bricks punched several holes in the tile roof, and rafters were split or shattered in several places. Heavy rain caused water to pour into the attic and work its way down a couple of floors into the choir loft of the sanctuary. The church's phone lines and elevator were knocked out. The church, built in 1921, is on the National Registry of Historic Places.
December 2009	Flood	North Little Rock	$100,000	Numerous streets were flooded in the Dark Hollow neighborhood of North Little Rock. Yards were covered in water, and the North Little Rock Fire Department evacuated about 20 people from their homes.
November 2006	Flash Flood	Little Rock	$100,000	Heavy rains produced flash flooding in the cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock. Numerous streets were flooded by high water, with a number of people rescued from flooded vehicles. A number of homes and businesses were flooded in the area.
August 2010	Lightning	Little Rock	$75,000	Lightning stuck Little Rock's central communications center, disabling phone equipment for 911 and 311, some police radio channels, and the city's business phone lines and voice mail system. It took about 2 1/2 hours to restore the radio channels and 6 hours to restore 911. Some of the other repairs took as long as 2 days.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$75,000	Much of a concrete block wall was blown down at a car dealership.
May 2015	Flash Flood	North Little Rock	$50,000	The intersection of Chester Street and La Harpe Boulevard west of the River Market area of Downtown Little Rock was flooded. Some cars had stalled in the high water.
July 2007	Flash Flood	North Little Rock	$50,000	The local emergency manager reported flooding on Riverfront Drive, Parker, and Pike Avenue. Several homes at 7th and Division were surrounded by water. Several vehicles stalled in the high water.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds blew some windows out of a building in the western part of Little Rock.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines.
September 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees and power lines in the southwest part of Little Rock.
June 1998	Lightning	North Little Rock	$40,000	no account filed
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	North Little Rock	$25,000	A number of power lines were blown down in North Little Rock.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$25,000	Winds were estimated at 50 mph in the downtown Little Rock area, causing some trees and power lines to be blown down.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	North Little Rock	$25,000	no account filed
July 2016	Flash Flood	Little Rock	$20,000	Flooding occurred on the east side of downtown Little Rock under the 6th and 9th street bridge.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$20,000	A large tree fell onto the fence at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion. The tree also blocked Spring St., broke a light pole, and uprooted a sidewalk.
June 2009	Lightning	North Little Rock	$5,000	A lightning strike took a chunk of concrete off the side column on North Little Rock High School's midsection tower.
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$5,000	A boat shed was damaged and tree limbs were down near the intersection of Reservoir Rd and Rodney Parham Road.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	North Little Rock	$5,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$5,000	Some trees were blown down in the southwest part of Little Rock.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$5,000	A tree blew down onto a house in Little Rock.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$3,000	Trees were blown down.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	$2,000	A tree was down at the intersection of University Avenue and Berkshire Drive.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	-	Multiple large tree limbs fell in the Quapaw Quarter neighborhood.
February 2022	Flash Flood	Little Rock	-	The public reported thunderstorms produced heavy rain on I-30 between the Arkansas River bridge and I-630. Also, the public reported ponding of water and mud flow over the interstate due to construction.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	-	A report was received of trees down near the Little Rock Zoo.
January 2020	Flash Flood	Little Rock	-	Two cars were stuck in high water on LaHarpe Blvd. near the Broadway Bridge.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	North Little Rock	-	A tree and power lines were reported down at 5th and Orange St. in North Little Rock.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	North Little Rock	-	Tree limbs were blown down in Argenta.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Little Rock	-	Flooding was reported on Cantrell Rd. in downtown Little Rock near Allsopp Park.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	-	Trees were blown down in Little Rock at the ridge off of Cantrell Road.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	North Little Rock	-	Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts on East 5th Street in North Little Rock.
May 2018	Flash Flood	Little Rock	-	Flash flooding resulted in many roadways being flooded.
May 2018	Flash Flood	Little Rock	-	Large amounts of water covered the road.
March 2016	Flash Flood	Little Rock	-	Flash flooding was reported at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus. Coleman Creek which runs through the campus, overflowed its banks. Water was flowing over the 28th Street bridge.
March 2016	Flash Flood	Little Rock	-	Flash flooding was reported at the intersection of Van Buren and Markham Streets.
March 2016	Flash Flood	Little Rock	-	Flash flooding was reported in War Memorial Park.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	North Little Rock	-	Three large trees were uprooted at Dickey-Stephens Park in downtown North Little Rock.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Little Rock	-	Several trees were blown down across downtown Little Rock.
April 2013	Hail	Little Rock	-	Dime to nickel size hail fell at the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office.
April 2011	Hail	Little Rock	-	The hail fell at W. 20th St. and Spring St.
April 2011	Hail	Little Rock	-	The hail fell at Interstate 630 and Chester St.
April 2011	Hail	Little Rock	-	The hail fell at W. Markham and Victory St.
April 2011	Hail	Little Rock	-	The hail fell in downtown Little Rock.
June 2011	Hail	Little Rock	-	There were several reports of penny size hail on Interstate 30.
May 2011	Heavy Rain	Little Rock	-	One and a half inches of rain fell in 20 minutes near the Governor's Mansion.
October 2010	Hail	Little Rock	-	Hail fell at 7th and Gaines in downtown Little Rock.

Every storm recorded in Pulaski 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Darragh Building	under 500 feet	2017
William Woodruff House	0.2 miles	1989
Bechle Apartment Building	0.3 miles	1978
Choctaw Route Station	0.3 miles	1975
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church	0.4 miles	2020
U.S. Arsenal Building	0.4 miles	1970

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 16000682 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Pulaski County	All 383 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.