Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
“The Short-Dodson House is a historic house at 755 Park Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a masonry structure, its exterior finished in a combination of stone, brick, and wood.”
Wikipedia article Short-Dodson House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 95 National Register listings published here for Garland County · listed in 1976 · 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 191 fires within 5 miles of Short-Dodson House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 794 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 45 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 | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Hot Springs National Park | VEHICLE WF |
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Short-Dodson House: 13 past producers, 7 producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Name | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Potash Sulfur Springs | Niobium (Columbium) | Occurrence | ||
| No Name | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Hot Springs Mill | Silica | Producer | ||
| Mc Earl Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Natural Hones Mill | Silica | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hot Springs, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1993 and 1995: 14 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail. 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees and power lines. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | $5,000 | Golf ball-size hail broke several car windshields. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | $500 | The tops of some trees were broken off. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree that blocked a road in Hot Springs. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Winds gusted to 69 mph at the Hot Springs Airport. Some tree limbs were also blown down. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Several trees were blown down, resulting in power outages. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees in the western part of Hot Springs. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and tore the roof off a storage building. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and tore the roof off a storage building. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | Lightning struck an apartment building in Hot Springs which resulted in a fire. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and tore the roof off a storage building. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some tree limbs. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Hail | Hot Springs | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cove Tourist Court | under 500 feet | 2004 |
 | Parkway Courts Historic District | under 500 feet | 2004 |
| Wheatley Courts | 0.1 miles | ||
 | Wildwood | 0.1 miles | 1976 |
 | Stitt House | 0.2 miles | 1976 |
 | Lynwood Tourist Court Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76000409 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Garland County | All 95 listed properties in this county. |
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