Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The Bank of Kingston is a historic commercial building at 101 Public Square in Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas. It is a single-story stone structure, built in 1911, notable for the use of pressed metal on three sides.”
Wikipedia article Bank of Kingston, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Madison County · listed in 1982 · 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 30 fires within 5 miles of Bank of Kingston between 1998 and 2020, burning about 1,745 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | MAD14293469 |
| 4 April 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 April 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bank of Kingston: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc. 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.F.Hodges Property | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Fannie A Young | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kingston, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 13 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Kingston | $25,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Kingston | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a barn, and snapped large tree limbs. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a few trees and numerous large tree limbs. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Kingston | - | Locally heavy rainfall resulted in flooding of county roads south of Kingston. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Kingston | - | Locally heavy rain resulted in excessive runoff and caused a river to flow out of its banks around Kingston. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large trees. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few large trees. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous trees. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down. |
| December 2001 | Flash Flood | Kingston | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused water to flow over a county road five miles south of Kingston. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| February 2012 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bunch Store | under 500 feet | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002122 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Madison County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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