Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“Short House is a historic house at 317 Biscoe Street in Helena, Arkansas. It is a wood-frame structure, built in 1904 for William A. and Sally Baker Short.”
Wikipedia article William A. Short House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Phillips County · listed in 1985 · 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 7 fires within 5 miles of William A. Short House between 1992 and 2004, burning about 89 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BLAIR |
| 29 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | TURKEY |
| 7 October 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | LAKE |
| 31 January 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of William A. Short House: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Helena Revetment | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Miss River Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Phillips Cnty Hiwy Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thompson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Helena, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1994 and 2008: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Helena | $250,000 | Four businesses were damaged. Four homes were also damaged. Some trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | West Helena | $100,000 | Numerous businesses, homes and roads were flooded. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Helena | $35,000 | Thirty mobile homes were damaged. An outbuilding was also damaged and a fence was wrapped around a tree. A house under construction had the outer frame blown off. A parked 18-wheeler was blown over. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Helena | $20,000 | Straight line winds knocked down trees and caused some minor roof damage in the West Helena and Helena area. A storage shed roof was blown off and another shed was picked up over a four foot fence and thrown into the side of a house. |
| February 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Helena | $20,000 | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena | $15,000 | A couple of buildings in downtown Helena were damaged. Several trees and power lines were also knocked down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Helena | $5,000 | A few trees were uprooted. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Helena | $5,000 | Several trees were knocked down. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena | $5,000 | Several trees were knocked down. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Helena | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Helena | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Flash Flood | Helena | $1,000 | Some vehicles were washed into a ditch by flood waters. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena | $1,000 | A couple of trees and power poles were blown down. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Helena | $1,000 | A police car windshield was destroyed by several tree limbs. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Helena | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down and fell on a power line. |
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | Helena | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Helena | $1,000 | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Flood | Helena | $500 | Some minor street flooding occurred in Helena. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Helena | $100 | A large tree was blown down and fell on a power line. |
| June 1995 | Hail | West Helena | $100 | Several trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Helena | $100 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | West Helena | $10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Battery D | 0.1 miles | 1974 |
 | Keesee House | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
| New Light Missionary Baptist Church | 0.3 miles | 1995 | |
 | Estevan Hall | 0.3 miles | 1974 |
 | Helena Depot | 0.4 miles | 1987 |
 | St. Mary's Catholic Church | 0.4 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85000833 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Phillips County | All 60 listed properties in this county. |
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