Lonoke County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“The Lonoke County Courthouse is located at 301 North Center Street in downtown Lonoke, the county seat of Lonoke County, Arkansas. It is a four-story masonry structure, finished in red brick, with cast stone trim and a raised brick basement.”
Wikipedia article Lonoke County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 32 National Register listings published here for Lonoke County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.

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

The listing

Address. N. Center St., Lonoke, 72086
When was it listed? June 1982
Category. building
Township. Lonoke township
Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
Architect. H. Ray Burks
National Register reference number. 82002121 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

5 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Lonoke County Courthouse between 2002 and 2007, burning about 146 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	3
Arson/incendiarism	1
Equipment and vehicle use	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 2006	Arson/incendiarism	30 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 2002	Equipment and vehicle use	11 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 2004	Debris and open burning	13 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 2004	Debris and open burning	77 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
21 February 2007	Debris and open burning	15 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Lonoke County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lonoke County Courthouse: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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
	Freshour G P Contrctr	Flagstone	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Lonoke County

Storms near this property

60 of 72 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lonoke, the town this property stands in, in 72 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 38 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 6 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 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
February 2001	Tornado (F1)	Lonoke	3 hurt	A weak tornado was spawned in central Lonoke County about 2.5 miles west-southwest of Lonoke. The tornado moved quickly northeast and destroyed a mobile home on the west side of Lonoke. Three people in the mobile home were injured, including a baby who suffered a broken arm. The tornado also downed trees and power lines. The tornado travelled about 9 miles before dissipating about 6.8 miles northeast of Lonoke.
October 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	2 hurt	Straight line thunderstorm winds overturned a mobile home, injuring two occupants. Only minor injuries were reported.
March 2008	Lightning	Lonoke	$1,000,000	A hand-built historical house known as Eagle Plantation burned down when struck by lightning.
April 2017	Lightning	Lonoke	$600,000	Three houses and a barn in different portions of the county were struck by lightning during the night. The barn and two of the houses were destroyed.
February 2011	Tornado (EF1)	Lonoke	$400,000	A tornado began on the south side of Lonoke and tracked through the southeastern part of the city, then ended near U.S. Highway 70 just east of the city. Many houses suffered roof damage, windows were blown out of a house, and the porch was blown off a church. Numerous trees were blown down. One of the trees crushed a wood-frame house that was vacant. Power lines were blown down. Much of the roof of the National Guard Armory was blown off.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	$200,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Some of the trees landed on houses. Additionally, some houses had roof damage.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	$200,000	Many trees were blown down in Lonoke, and a number of houses were damaged by falling trees.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	$200,000	Trees were down on at least four houses. Trees were down on Arkansas Highway 31. There was a tree blocking Ferguson Street.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	$150,000	Thunderstorm winds affected an area covering quite a few square miles. Roofs were partially blown off a number of barns and sheds. Dozens of trees had limbs blown off and other trees were toppled. A large tree fell through the roof of a house. Along Arkansas Highway 31, fallen limbs or trees littered virtually every yard.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	$50,000	Several trees were blown down in Cabot. One tree fell on a house and another landed on a car.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	$50,000	Numerous trees were blown down.
January 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	$20,000	Several trees and some power lines were blown down near Arkansas 31.
July 2009	Flash Flood	Lonoke	$10,000	In Lonoke, Privett Park Drive, Newbury Drive, and most roads south of Palm Street were flooded.
February 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	$2,000	Trees were snapped and part of a metal roof was blown off of a home.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	$2,000	The roof of a storage shed was blown off by thunderstorm winds.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	$2,000	A tree was blown down onto U.S. 70.
August 2010	Flash Flood	Lonoke	$2,000	Streets were flooded in Lonoke.
February 2001	Flash Flood	Lonoke	$2,000	Heavy rainfall over Lonoke County resulted in flash flooding along Highway 89 between Lonoke and Furlow.
December 2013	Flood	Lonoke	$1,000	Arkansas 89 was closed due to flooding.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	$500	Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down across the town of Lonoke.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	Trees were reported downed in Lonoke.
March 2021	Hail	Lonoke	-	Quarter sized hail was observed in Lonoke.
February 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	A well anchored display tent was blown over at an auto dealership.
June 2018	Flash Flood	Lonoke	-	Lincoln and Academy streets were closed due to high water.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	A large tree was blown down onto State Hwy 31 south of Lonoke.
April 2017	Flash Flood	Lonoke	-	Many roads throughout the county are underwater. The sheriff's office was discouraging travel in the county.
December 2012	Flood	Lonoke	-	Street flooding occurred in Lonoke.
September 2007	Flash Flood	Lonoke	-	Flooding was reported on Kerr Road.
June 2007	Funnel Cloud	Lonoke	-	A funnel cloud was sighted and photographed by a number of people, approximately 10 miles south of Lonoke.
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	Thunderstorm winds damaged several houses, downed numerous trees and also moved a large combine.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	Trees and power lines downed.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	Several buildings sustained roof damage from a severe thunderstorm 5 miles north of Lonoke.
March 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	Thunderstorm winds damaged a camper and the roof of a building.
April 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	Thunderstorm winds moved a large boat down the street several hundred feet.
March 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and damaged a few storage sheds.
November 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked over a cotton trailer and downed some trees.
June 2014	Hail	Lonoke	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Lonoke	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Lonoke	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Lonoke	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Lonoke	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Lonoke	-	no account filed
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	no account filed
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	no account filed
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	no account filed
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	no account filed
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	no account filed
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	no account filed
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	Lonoke	-	no account filed
February 2001	Hail	Lonoke	-	no account filed
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	no account filed
July 2001	Hail	Lonoke	-	no account filed
March 2000	Hail	Lonoke	-	no account filed
April 2000	Hail	Lonoke	-	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	no account filed
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	no account filed
March 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	no account filed
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Lonoke	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lonoke 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
Lonoke Confederate Monument	under 500 feet	1996
Lonoke Downtown Historic District	under 500 feet	1996
First Christian Church	0.1 miles	1997
Rock Island Depot	0.2 miles	1984
Eagle, Joe P., and D. R. Boone Building	0.2 miles	1994
Eagle House	0.3 miles	1982

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 82002121 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Lonoke County	All 32 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.