Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The Baynham House is a historic house on Stephens Street in Success, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure with a hip-and-gable roof, and a porch extending across the width of the front.”
Wikipedia article Baynham House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Clay County · listed in 1978 · 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 3 fires within 5 miles of Baynham House between 1993 and 2011, burning about 9 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 March 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 January 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Baynham House: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.L. Williams Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| York Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Success, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Flood | Success | $1,000,000 | The Current River experienced a record flood upstream at Doniphan, MO in early May. The water moved downstream and caused the evacuation of Success, AR on May 1st. Highways 328 and 211 were flooded along with thousands of acres of farmland. The swiftness of the water deposited large amounts of sand and gravel across much of the farmland. Highway 67 south of Corning was flooded. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Success | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Success | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Success | $5,000 | A few trees were blown down. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Success | - | Approximately golf ball (1.75) sized hail was reported near Success, AR. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Success | - | Trees down across Success. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Success | - | Straight line winds knocked down several trees and power lines across Western Clay County. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Success | - | Straight line winds damaged a roof of a barn and a home near Success. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Success | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in northwest Clay County. Highway 211 from Old Highway 67 to the Missouri state line was closed due to flooding. Numerous county roads were flooded in the Success area. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Success | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Success | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Success | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Success | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waddle House | 0.1 miles | 1977 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000579 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clay County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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