Farmers and Merchants Bank

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

From the record

“The Farmers and Merchants Bank is a historic commercial building on Main Street, facing the courthouse square, in Mountain View, Arkansas, United States. It is a two-story stone structure, with a flat roof obscured by a parapet.”
Wikipedia article Farmers and Merchants Bank (Mountain View, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 58 National Register listings published here for Stone County · listed in 1985 · 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. AR 66, Mountain View, 72560
When was it listed? September 1985
Category. building
Also known as. Stone County MRA
District. District 9
Architectural style. Romanesque Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 85002228 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

67 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Farmers and Merchants Bank between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,240 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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	31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	21
Arson/incendiarism	11
Equipment and vehicle use	3
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
20 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
20 September 2000	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
8 August 2007	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
7 August 2012	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
4 August 2001	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
29 August 1997	Debris and open burning	100 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
24 August 2005	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
20 August 2010	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Stone 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 Farmers and Merchants Bank: 8 producers. All of them still produce. 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Unk	Stone	Producer
Mountain View Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Mountain View Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Stone County Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Stone County Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Stone County

Storms near this property

60 of 71 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mountain View, the town this property stands in, in 71 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 31 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 11 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. 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
May 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	$500,000	Thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off four hangars at the Mountain View airport. Several hangars also had their doors blown in by the winds. A nearby grocery store also had its roof blown off.
December 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	$100,000	Several trees were blown down, some of which fell onto 2 homes. A barn was blown over and there was roof damage to other buildings. Some of the trees fell onto Hwy 87 north of Mountain View.
March 2012	Flood	Mountain View	$100,000	Creeks were out of their banks.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	$60,000	One business had a section of its roof peeled back. A fence around a football field has a 12 foot section blown down. A roof was blown off a dugout at the baseball complex. Twelve trees in the area were blown down. A car dealership had minor damage to their awning.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	$25,000	Trees were blown down around Mountain View and throughout Stone County.
September 2009	Lightning	Mountain View	$15,000	Lightning struck an electric substation just north of Mountain View. Over 2500 customers lost power.
February 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	$5,000	Numerous trees were down across the county with at least one home receiving roof damage.
January 2013	Flash Flood	Mountain View	$5,000	Streets flooded in Mountain View.
July 2010	Flash Flood	Mountain View	$2,000	Several streets in Mountain View were flooded.
October 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	$1,000	A large tree was blown down.
September 2010	Flash Flood	Mountain View	$1,000	Water covered Arkansas Highway 14 in Mountain View.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	$500	Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	A couple of trees were blown down in Mountain View.
June 2023	Hail	Mountain View	-	Golf ball sized was observed in Mountain View.
June 2023	Hail	Mountain View	-	Tea cup sized hail was observed in Mountain View.
November 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	A tree and a couple of road signs were blown down.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Numerous trees were down and a sign was blown off at the Sonic in Mountain View.
June 2016	Flash Flood	Mountain View	-	A spotter and law enforcement officials reported flash flooding along highway 5 from Mountain View northward. Law enforcement stated several sections were underwater and also some cars were stranded.
November 2011	Heavy Rain	Mountain View	-	Mountain View recorded the wettest November ever. Rainfall of 14.80 inches broke the record of 12.49 inches set in 1996.
September 2010	Heavy Rain	Mountain View	-	Approximately 3.30 inches of rain fell in 6 hours.
January 2007	Flash Flood	Mountain View	-	Streets in low lying areas of Mountain View were flooded.
October 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Trees were blown down.
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees at Mountain View.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Wind gusts from a severe thunderstorm blew the front porch off a store just south of Mountain View.
August 2003	Flash Flood	Mountain View	-	Heavy rainfall caused some street flooding to occur in Mountain View.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.
November 2003	Flash Flood	Mountain View	-	Heavy rains resulted in street flooding in parts of Mountain View. The city jail also reported flooding in the basement area of the building.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some large trees and power lines.
March 2003	Hail	Mountain View	-	Penny sized hail accumulated up to 4 inches deep.
January 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Thunderstorm winds caused some roof damage to several buildings.
March 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees and damaged a barn.
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Thunderstorm winds gusting to 65 mph blew down some large tree limbs.
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees, power lines and several signs in Mountain View. One tree fell on a house, with the flagpole bent at City Hall.
June 2001	Flash Flood	Mountain View	-	Heavy rains resulted in some street flooding near Mountain View.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
September 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.
May 2021	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
March 2017	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
March 2017	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
February 2008	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
April 2007	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
April 2007	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
April 2007	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	no account filed
July 2006	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
September 2006	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
March 2005	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
August 2003	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
December 2001	Flash Flood	Mountain View	-	no account filed
April 2001	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
May 2000	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	no account filed
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Mountain View	-	no account filed
April 1999	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
January 1999	Hail	Mountain View	-	no account filed
July 1999	Flash Flood	Mountain View	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Stone 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
Lackey General Merchandise and Warehouse	under 500 feet	1985
Smith, C. L., & Son General Store	under 500 feet	1985
Stone County Courthouse	under 500 feet	1976
Stegall General Store	under 500 feet	1985
A. B. Brewer Building	under 500 feet	1985
Commercial Hotel	under 500 feet	1985

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 85002228 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Stone County	All 58 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.