Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
“The Sims Hotel was a historic hotel in Plumerville, Arkansas. Located in the town center, it was the last surviving remnant of the town's early heyday as a railroad community.”
Wikipedia article Sims Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Conway County · listed in 1975 · 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 63 fires within 5 miles of Sims Hotel between 1997 and 2020, burning about 713 acres in total. 1 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Sims Hotel: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sardis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Plummer's Station | 0.1 miles | 1975 |
| Stuckey's (Plumerville) | 0.4 miles | 2022 | |
 | Plumerville School Building | 0.5 miles | 1992 |
| Highway A-1 Bridge | 0.9 miles | 2021 | |
 | US 64, Menifee Segment, Old | 5.0 miles | 2006 |
 | Cox House | 5.3 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75000379 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Conway County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |
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