Domestic Science Building

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“The Domestic Science Building is a historic school building at 11th and Haddock in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It was on the old campus of Arkadelphia High School, used for domestic science courses until the 1980s.”
Wikipedia article Domestic Science Building (Arkadelphia, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 43 National Register listings published here for Clark County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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. 11th and Haddock, Arkadelphia, 71923
When was it listed? December 1982
Category. building
Also known as. Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
Township. Caddo township
Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
Architect. Charles L. Thompson and associates
National Register reference number. 82000800 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

86 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Domestic Science Building between 1997 and 2019, burning about 359 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 10 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	33
Equipment and vehicle use	18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	17
Arson/incendiarism	10
Natural	4
Smoking	2
Recreation and ceremony	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	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
9 September 1997	Natural	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
9 September 1997	Natural	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2000	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2000	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2004	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 2002	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
25 September 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
25 September 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Domestic Science Building: 5 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 plant, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. 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
(Facility) Arkadelphia Smelter	Aluminum	Plant
Robert P Patterson Plant	Aluminum	Past Producer
Arkadelphia Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown

Every working recorded in Clark County

Storms near this property

60 of 157 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arkadelphia, the town this property stands in, in 157 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 57 thunderstorm wind, 41 flood, 34 hail, 16 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
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$400,000	Trees and power lines were blown down. Approximately 17 houses were damaged by falling trees. Of this number, two houses had substantial damage. Around 2,000 electric customers lost power. In some cases, it took more than 24 hours before power was restored.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$250,000	Trees were uprooted or snapped off by thunderstorm winds. A few large oak trees in the northern part of town were toppled. Eight homes suffered light to moderate damage, and two other homes had moderate to heavy damage. One of the homes was unlivable.
April 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$150,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines. A few of the trees fell on houses.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$150,000	Trees were blown down in Arkadelphia. Some of the trees fell on houses.
March 2008	Flood	Arkadelphia	$150,000	Heavy rain resulted in high releases from Remmel Dam in Hot Spring County. Maximum release rate was near 40,000 cubic feet per second. The resulting rise of the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia crested at minor flood levels. Numerous county roads were flooded along with Arkansas Highway 7 on the east side of town. Agricultural lands were flooded both upstream and downstream of town.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines, blew shingles off roofs and blew the window out of a building.
February 2008	Lightning	Arkadelphia	$40,000	Lightning struck a house in the Henderson State University area.
February 2013	Lightning	Arkadelphia	$25,000	Lightning struck a church in Arkadelphia, destroying the steeple and damaging the roof.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$20,000	A tree fell on a house 3 miles west of Arkadelphia on Hwy 26.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$20,000	Power lines were blown down.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Arkadelphia	$20,000	Rising water from Deciper Creek ruptured a three inch natural gas main one mile west of Arkadelphia. Parts of Arkansas Highways 7, 8, and 51 were closed due to high waters.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$10,000	Trees were blown down on Arkansas 8.
November 2011	Flood	Arkadelphia	$10,000	Heavy rainfall caused the Ouachita River near Arkadelphia to rise above flood stage during the early morning hours on the 22nd. This river reached over 21 feet before receding below flood stage during the morning hours on the 23rd.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$10,000	A few trees were blown down around town.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$10,000	Trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$10,000	Several trees were blown down.
May 2011	Flood	Arkadelphia	$10,000	no account filed
June 2013	Flood	Arkadelphia	$5,000	Heavy rainfall from late May into early June caused the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia to rise above flood stage just after midnight on the 2nd. The river remained above flood stage into the 3rd, then fell below flood stage during the morning hours on the 3rd.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$5,000	Tree limbs were blown down onto a power line, causing power outages.
March 2012	Flood	Arkadelphia	$5,000	Heavy rain at the end of March pushed the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia above flood stage for a couple of days. Arkansas 7 was flooded at the railroad trestle on the southeast side of Arkadelphia.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$5,000	Trees were blown down between Caddo Valley and Arkadelphia.
November 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
April 2011	Flood	Arkadelphia	$5,000	no account filed
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$2,000	A large tree was blown down along Arkansas Highway 26 west of Arkadelphia.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$1,000	A tree was blown down.
February 2008	Lightning	Arkadelphia	$500	Lightning struck a tree and then the siding on a house.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$300	A large tree limb fell on a car at Henderson State University and broke a window.
April 2025	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Major river flooding was observed at Arkadelphia along the Ouachita River.
January 2025	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	The Ouachita River at Arkadelphia enter minor flood stage in late January. The river at this site would experience a crest on 1/31/2025 at 1200 LST of 20.84 feet. The river would remain in minor flood stage continuing into the month of February.
February 2025	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Minor flooding was observed along the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia.
February 2025	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Minor flooding was observed along the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia.
April 2025	Flash Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Multiple roads were covered by a significant amount of water and water completely surrounding multiple commercial buildings in Arkadelphia.
May 2025	Hail	Arkadelphia	-	Quarter sized hail was measured near Arkadelphia.
January 2024	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia January 23-25, 2024.
February 2023	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia in early February.
May 2023	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rainfall brought minor flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia in mid-May.
June 2023	Hail	Arkadelphia	-	Quarter sized hail fell in Arkadelphia.
April 2022	Heavy Rain	Arkadelphia	-	The AWOS reported 0.90 inches of rain in 18 minutes from 556 to 614 am CST, and 0.52 inches of rain fell in 8 minutes from 556 to 604 am CST.
March 2022	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought minor river flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	-	Trees were blown over in Arkadelphia as seen on social media.
June 2022	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia.
March 2021	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding developed in late February on the Ouachita River at Arkadephia due to heavy rain.
February 2021	Funnel Cloud	Arkadelphia	-	A funnel cloud was seen near Arkadelphia, near Highway 67.
February 2021	Flash Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Numerous roads in the county were inundated with high water.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	-	A few of the trees were blown down in the area.
April 2020	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding developed on the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia in the latter part of April 2020 due to heavy rain.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	-	Trees were blown down on several roads in Arkadelphia and in various parts of the county.
February 2020	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia on 2/13/2020.
February 2020	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding returned to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia due to heavy rain on 2/18-19/2020.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	-	Several trees were blown down across Arkadelphia.
January 2019	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding was noted on the Ouachita River at Arkadelpha on 1/4.
April 2019	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding resulted from heavy rain on the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia April 18 and 19, 2019.
February 2019	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia on February 23.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Four feet of water was reported in Arkadelphia at Walnut St. and U.S. 67, with high water also at 7th street and U.S. 67, and many other streets.
July 2019	Heavy Rain	Arkadelphia	-	This rainfall total was from midnight to 2 PM CST for an event total...from the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia automated rain gauge.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding was reported in Arkadelphia with water over the roads.
October 2019	Flash Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Numerous roads were under water in town.
February 2019	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia on February 12.
May 2019	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding began on May 8 and continued through May 9 om the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia.

Every storm recorded in Clark 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
Rose Hill Cemetery	0.9 miles	1999
Clark County Courthouse	1.0 miles	1978
Capt. Charles C. Henderson House	1.0 miles	1998
Flanagin Law Office	1.1 miles	1977
Clark County Library	1.1 miles	1974
Arkadelphia Confederate Monument	1.1 miles	1996

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 82000800 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Clark County	All 43 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.