Orr School

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

From the record

One of 35 National Register listings published here for Miller County · listed in 1976 · category: Building.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 831 Laurel St., Texarkana, 71854
When was it listed? July 1976
Category. building
Township. Garland township
National Register reference number. 76000434 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

248 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 248 fires within 5 miles of Orr School between 1993 and 2020, burning about 587 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 16 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	105
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	92
Arson/incendiarism	16
Equipment and vehicle use	7
Misuse of fire by a minor	7
Power generation/transmission/distribution	6
Smoking	5
Railroad operations and maintenance	5
Natural	3
Recreation and ceremony	2

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
8 September 2013	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	BUCHANAN RD/SMITH RD
8 September 2013	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	3406 GIN RD
8 September 2013	Equipment and vehicle use	5.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	6296
7 September 2013	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	RAY/GILLAM
7 September 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2011	Smoking	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2006	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	LINDEN - 634
5 September 2015	Debris and open burning	1.5 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	BRUSH FIRE

Every fire recorded in Miller County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Orr School: 12 past producers, 6 producers, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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
S. W. A. Pits	Iron	Producer
Hoot Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Kennedy Sand & Gravel Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Putch Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Dickey	Clay	Unknown
Gallagher	Clay	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Miller County

Storms near this property

60 of 141 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Texarkana, the town this property stands in, in 141 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 60 thunderstorm wind, 45 hail, 27 flash flood, 5 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 5 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
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	1 killed, 2 hurt, $40,000	Numerous trees down across the area. One tree fell across a mobile home killing a young girl inside. The 2 year old was killed instantly when a tree fell across the home crushing the infant in her bed. Both parents were injured but not seriously.
October 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	1 hurt, $30,000	One injury was reported at Loop 245 and I-30 when a billboard sign was blown over onto a man. A roof was also taken off a concrete building next to a truck stop in town.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	1 hurt, $15,000	A few trees were blown over including one on top of a car. The driver of the car received a cut on his forehead but he was treated at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
July 1997	Lightning	Texarkana	1 hurt	A Texarkana woman was struck by lightning while inside an outbuilding at her home. She was leaning against an aluminum window frame when the frame was hit. She was held overnight at a local hospital then released.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$2,000,000	Two severe thunderstorms came together over the south side of the city. One severe storm was moving northeastward from southern Bowie County while the other was moving northwestward through Miller County. Both storms collided in an area just south of downtown Texarkana. As a result of the collision, the storm cores collapsed in an area just east of State Line Avenue over a several block area between 16th and 20th Streets. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted onto homes and cars in the Glendale Subdivision. As the survey expanded outward to the north near 24th Street and the Woodlawn Cemetery, trees were noted to have fallen in a north or northeastward direction typical of a microburst. Damage was found as far northeast as the Calvary Cemetery area with trees downed in a north to northeast direction. Trees were also uprooted and snapped on the Texas side of State Line Avenue with a heavier concentration along Magnolia Street between 24th Street and 30th Streets. It was noted that the trees fell in a northwesterly direction which would be expected if a microburst had occurred to the south and east of those locations. Numerous homes were damaged on the Texas side of State Line Avenue as a result. Powerlines were also downed throughout the area as a result of either poles snapping or trees falling on the lines. The area impacted by the microburst is approximately 3.5 miles long to the northeast of the origin and 4 miles in width from one end of the damage swath to the other. City and County officials estimate that 44 homes sustained major damage with an unknown number of vehicles damaged. At least 100 damage reports have been collected thus far. Only one minor injury occurred when a tree fell on a home injuring an elderly woman inside. All of Miller County was considered a disaster area after the damage that resulted from the microburst across the northern portion of the county.
May 1998	Flash Flood	Texarkana	$1,100,000	Excessive rain caused numerous flooding throughout the city. U.S. highway 82 at Arkansas 2378 was washed out. A private dam broke which led to the closure of County Road 290. Numerous homes were flooded. The County Judge declared a local disaster and the Red Cross set up emergency shelters. A total of 10.48 inches of rain fell from the storm which was a record for the date. Records began in 1930.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$500,000	Numerous trees were blown down. Two houses and a mobile home were severely damaged by fallen trees.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Texarkana	$250,000	Emergency manager reported many roads and underpasses covered with water across the city. A few buildings ware being evacuated due to flood waters. In all...23 roads were closed due to flash flooding across the county.
January 1999	Flash Flood	Texarkana	$166,000	Reports of flooding throughout the city. Two to three feet of water was reported across Hwy 71. Water made its way into numerous homes. Area declared a disaster area by FEMA. Vehicles were reported stalled and flooded along numerous secondary roads.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$100,000	Roof or structural damage was reported to several homes in the Texarkana area.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$50,000	Numerous trees were blown down.
August 2010	Lightning	Texarkana	$40,000	Two apartment complexes caught fire due to a lightning strike. These included the Quall Creek and Beacon Point apartments.
July 2011	Lightning	Texarkana	$30,000	Lightning hit a backyard tree, then moved onto a powerline which set the roof of a local residence on fire. There were no report of injuries.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$30,000	Trees were downed on a house along Hwy 71. Powerlines were also downed.
September 2009	Flash Flood	Texarkana	$20,000	Excessive heavy rainfall led to flooding of the Seventh Street overpass which was barricaded and closed. Barricades were also placed at 40th Street and Potomac Avenue. A motorist was flooded in the Beacon Point Apartments parking lot on Arkansas Boulevard. Sanderson lane was also temporary closed from the flooding.
October 2009	Flash Flood	Texarkana	$20,000	Several Miller County roads were closed or washed out including CR 19...43 and 215.
May 2008	Flash Flood	Texarkana	$15,000	Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in stranded motorists at 8th Street and Stateline Road.
July 2013	Lightning	Texarkana	$10,000	Lightning struck a home in Texarkana resulting in a small fire. There were no report of injuries.
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$10,000	Multiple trees were downed across the county including one on a home. There were no report of injuries.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$10,000	Winds damaged the front of the Deliverance Temple Church of God in Christ. Bricks were reported to have come through the ceiling of the church. There were no report of injuries.
November 2009	Flash Flood	Texarkana	$10,000	A mother and her infant were trapped by flood waters at State Line Road and 40th Street. The were rescued with no injuries reported.
October 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$5,000	A tree snapped and fell through the Texarkana Country Club pool house.
May 2009	Lightning	Texarkana	$5,000	Lightning struck a home on the east side of town doing minor damage. No injuries were reported.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged trees on the east side of the Texarkana Airport.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Texarkana	$3,000	East 9th Street and Broad on the Arkansas side of Texarkana was flooded. A car was stranded in the underpass.
November 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$2,000	no account filed
October 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$500	Thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree.
April 2025	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Numerous vehicles were stranded in high water, with multiple water rescues needed.
April 2024	Hail	Texarkana	-	Quarter size hail reported near Texarkana.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Tree downed at Dudley Street and East Street.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Trees and power lines were blown down across both the Arkansas and Texas sides of Texarkana.
September 2022	Hail	Texarkana	-	Social media picture of nickel-sized hail in Texarkana, AR.
April 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Numerous utility poles were downed throughout Texarkana, resulting in widespread power outages across the city. SWEPCO reported that over 8,000 customers were without power. Several trees were blown down and some roofing damage was reported. Report from TXK Today Facebook post.
July 2020	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Flash flooding was reported across several roads throughout the city of Texarkana. Several vehicles were stranded in high water.
July 2020	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Flash flooding was reported at 9th Street and Broad Street near Nix Creek.
August 2020	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Nearly 60 units from the Sterling Crest Apartments were flooded with water nearly 3 feet deep. Nearly 20 residents had to be rescued from their apartments.
August 2020	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Grand Avenue and 24th Street was flooded and closed. Timberwood Lane was also flooded and closed.
February 2018	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	High water across South State Line Road in Texarkana.
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Numerous large limbs greater than 2 inches in diameter were snapped off across the city of Texarkana.
April 2016	Hail	Texarkana	-	Nickel size hail fell in the city of Texarkana.
March 2016	Hail	Texarkana	-	Penny size hail fell at the intersection of Jefferson Ave. and Arkansas Blvd.
March 2016	Hail	Texarkana	-	Quarter size hail fell in Texarkana, Arkansas.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Several trees and powerlines were downed in Texarkana, Arkansas.
August 2016	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Several vehicles were stranded in high water on East Street under the railroad overpass, with high water rescues needed to rescue the stranded motorists.
April 2015	Hail	Texarkana	-	Hail fell along Hwy. 196 and County Road 70.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Numerous roads were closed from excessive heavy rainfall on the Arkansas side of Texarkana.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Trees were downed across Hwy. 237 in Texarkana, Arkansas.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Trees and powerlines were downed near the intersection of 10 and 17.
March 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Trees and powerlines downed in Texarkana.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Trees and powerlines were downed across all of Miller County including across the Genoa, Fouke, Texarkana and Dodridge communities.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Trees were downed in and around town.
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Several trees and powerlines downed across the entire county.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	A measured 59 mph gust was recorded at the KTXK ASOS on the airport.
June 2012	Hail	Texarkana	-	Hail was reported in the southeast portion of Texarkana, Arkansas.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Numerous trees were downed across the entire county. Trees were downed across County Road 18, Hwy. 237, South State Line Road and Hwy. 71.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Measured gust at the Texarkana Airport in Miller County, Arkansas.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	A local spotter estimated the wind gust in Texarkana.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Measured wind gust from the Texarkana airport.

Every storm recorded in Miller 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
Alvah Horace Whitmarsh House	0.2 miles	1980
Canaan Baptist Church	0.2 miles	1990
Patrick J. Ahern House	0.3 miles	2005
Wallace Adams Service Station	0.3 miles	2008
J.K. Wadley House	0.3 miles	1999
Williams-Arnold-Staley House	0.3 miles	2023

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 76000434 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Miller County	All 35 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.