Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The Morris House is a historic house in rural White County, Arkansas. It is located northwest of Bradford, near the junction of Morris Drive and Jerry Smith Road.”
Wikipedia article Morris House (Bradford, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 203 National Register listings published here for White County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Morris House between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,807 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 32 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 | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | JAC3740703 |
| 28 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Morris House: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bradford, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 16 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 9 flood, 3 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flood | Bradford | $500,000 | While minor river flooding was ongoing at the beginning of the month, the White River at the Augusta gage rose to highest levels since completion of the large flood control reservoirs in the mid twentieth century. Along the White River, about a dozen homes and recreational cabins flooded near Green Tom Lake and along the riverbank at U.S. Highway 64. Numerous county roads in the floodplain were inundated and some winter wheat was lost. The flooding in this reach of the White River continued into April. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Bradford | $150,000 | Major flooding levels were repeated in April at the Augusta gage on the White River. Some homes and cabins were again flooded along U.S. Highway 64. The river crested slightly lower at Augusta in April than the crest in March, so damages were limited to whatever repairs were made between crests. This was the third highest crest since the flood control reservoirs were completed in the mid-twentieth century. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | $50,000 | Trees were blown down in the area around Bradford. One of the trees landed on a house. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | $30,000 | Tin was peeled off barns, a fence was blown down, and numerous trees were blown down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | $20,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | $15,000 | The roof was blown off a tractor shed, part of the roof was taken off a shop building, and the roof of a house was damaged. A number of large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | $10,000 | Tin was blown off a barn. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | $10,000 | Power lines were down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | $7,000 | A power pole was broken and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Bradford | $5,000 | High levels on the White River caused areal flooding in White County throughout June and on into July. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | $1,000 | A tree was down on Steed Road. |
| July 2011 | Flood | Bradford | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Bradford | - | Hail was estimated to be penny-sized near Bradford. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | - | The fire department reported an estimated 60 mph gust. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Bradford | - | Numerous streets were flooded in the city of Bradford. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Bradford | - | High stages along the White River caused crop losses in the floodplain. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Bradford | - | Heavy rainfall in March and April caused a prolonged high water event along the lower White River. Along the White County side of the floodplain within the Augusta reach of the river, high water delayed planting of cropland in the floodplain. The river did not recede below flood stage in this reach of the river until July, with the primary impact being the delayed planting of corn and rice, causing many farmers to switch to soybeans, and preventing the planting of many hundreds of acres that were either inundated or isolated by the high river stages. Some of this cropland, which lies below the flood stage, remained flooded into the summer months. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | - | Trees and many large limbs were down. |
| July 2008 | Flood | Bradford | - | Reservoir releases from the upstream Corps of Engineers' lakes prolonged the high water event and kept the stage at Augusta above flood stage into the middle of the month. While the stage remained slightly above flood stage, farmers planted down to the water's edge. A brief period of higher stages during the week after the 4th of July holiday put water over several hundred acres of newly sprouted soybeans and killed the tender plants. Additional damages were noted. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Bradford | - | Flood control releases from Bull Shoals and Norfork Dams in the upper White River basin caused minor flooding along the lower White River in the Augusta reach of the river. The river remained above flood stage throughout the month of June. Primary impact was to the row crop agricultural community with portions of the Taylor Bay bottoms flooded or isolated by high water. Dollar damages were reported in May totals. |
| September 2008 | Flood | Bradford | - | Heavy rainfall from Tropical Depression Gustav created minor flooding along the White River. Approximately 2000 acres of soybeans were flooded and destroyed in the Augusta vicinity on the White County side of the river. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Bradford | - | Several county roads were flooded around Bradford. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | - | Numerous trees and power lines were downed. Five houses sustained damage due to fallen trees. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Bradford | - | A strong tornado was spawned near Bradford and moved to the northeast. The tornado downed a number of trees which fell on residences in and near town. Some of the trees were quite old, and were likely at least 100 years old. The tornado tracked to about 1 mile north-northwest of town before heading into Jackson County. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Bradford | - | A weak tornado touched down over northeast White County about 1 mile east of Bradford. The tornado downed a number of trees and power poles. Several homes sustained roof damage, mainly from falling trees. The tornado continued to track northeastward in Jackson County. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Bradford | - | Golfball size hail covered the ground. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Bradford | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Thrasher Homestead | 1.4 miles | 1992 | |
| Ransom, Edward, Farmstead, Livestock and Equipment Barn | 1.5 miles | 1992 | |
| Brady Hays Homestead | 2.3 miles | 1991 | |
| Blunt House Livestock Barn | 2.3 miles | 1992 | |
| Prince House | 3.5 miles | 1992 | |
 | William Henry Watson Homestead | 3.5 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000641 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| White County | All 203 listed properties in this county. |
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