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Photograph of Pike County Courthouse
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Pike County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

From the record

“The Pike County Courthouse is located at Courthouse Square in the center of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, United States. The two-story Art Deco structure was designed by the Texarkana firm of Witt, Seibert & Halsey, and built in 1931-32.”

Wikipedia article Pike County Courthouse (Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 9 National Register listings published here for Pike County · listed in 1986 · category: Building.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Courthouse Sq., Murfreesboro, 71958
  • When was it listed? October 1986
  • Category. building
  • Township. Thompson township
  • Architectural style. Art Deco architecture
  • Architect. Witt, Seibert & Halsey
  • National Register reference number. 86002863 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

63 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Pike County Courthouse between 1997 and 2020, burning about 391 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 8 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Debris and open burning15
Arson/incendiarism8
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 September 2016Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2012Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2000Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2000Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2000Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Pike County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 33 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Pike County Courthouse: 26 unknowns, 4 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diamond, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Mercury. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Twin Knobs ClaypitClayUnknown
UnknownKaolinUnknown
Unknown QuarryStoneUnknown
Ainsworth ProspectMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar
Salt Gum FordMercuryUnknown
Arkansas Gypsum CompanyGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
F S Neely Co MineGypsum-AnhydriteUnknown
Highland MineGypsum-AnhydriteUnknown
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteUnknown
Unknown MineGypsum-AnhydriteUnknown

Every working recorded in Pike County

Storms near this property

60 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Murfreesboro, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 31 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 7 heavy rain, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2014Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro$100,000Two homes and a storage shed sustained major damage. Trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro$30,000Numerous trees were blown down, a shed was blown away, and two homes sustained damage.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro$25,000Outflow from weakening thunderstorms blew down some trees, causing minor damage to two cars and one house.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro$10,000A few trees were blown down in and around Murfreesboro.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro$10,000A few trees were blown down around Murfreesboro.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro$10,000Trees were down in Murfreesboro.
November 1993Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
January 2007Flash FloodMurfreesboro$1,500Numerous roads across the county were covered by high water.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro$500Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto Highway 301.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Multiple trees and power lines fell down across Highways 301, 26, and 27 around Murfreesboro.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Large trees were blown over and power lines were knocked down in the area.
July 2019Heavy RainMurfreesboro-The COOP observer reported 13.50 inches for total rainfall.
August 2018Flash FloodMurfreesboro-Several roads were flooded in and around Murfreesboro.
August 2018Heavy RainMurfreesboro-Cooperative observer reported a total of 9.40 inches of rain has fallen for the duration of this event. 5.5 inches of rain fell since 7 am this morning.
April 2017Heavy RainMurfreesboro-This was the 24 hour rainfall total.
April 2012HailMurfreesboro-One inch hail fell at the sheriff's office.
April 2012HailMurfreesboro-Hail close to golf ball size fell.
May 2011HailMurfreesboro-Hail the size of quarters fell at the sheriff's office.
December 2009Heavy RainMurfreesboro-Rain that fell on December 24th assured that 2009 would be the wettest year ever recorded in Murfreesboro. Total rainfall for the year was 88.31 inches, breaking the record of 85.01 inches set in 1973.
May 2009Heavy RainMurfreesboro-In Murfreesboro, 3.20 inches of rain fell in a two hour period.
October 2009Heavy RainMurfreesboro-In Murfreesboro, it was the wettest October ever recorded.
January 2007Flash FloodMurfreesboro-Several roads were flooded in and around Murfreesboro.
May 2007HailMurfreesboro-Hail was reported at the Laurel Creek exit on Arkansas Highway 27 north of Murfreesboro.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-A number of trees were blown down and shingles were torn off several houses.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Thunderstorm winds destroyed a storage shed, caused a barn to collapse and knocked down a few trees.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Thunderstorm winds knocked down a number of trees and power lines.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Thunderstorm winds destroyed two boat houses and damaged several boats and docks on Lake Greeson, about 8 miles north of Murfreesboro.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-Thunderstorm winds downed some large trees.
November 1993HailMurfreesboro-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
October 1993HailMurfreesboro-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
September 2013Heavy RainMurfreesboro-no account filed
May 2008HailMurfreesboro-no account filed
March 2004HailMurfreesboro-no account filed
March 2004HailMurfreesboro-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-no account filed
January 1999HailMurfreesboro-no account filed
January 1999HailMurfreesboro-no account filed
September 1999Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-no account filed
September 1999HailMurfreesboro-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-no account filed
April 1999HailMurfreesboro-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-no account filed
July 1999Flash FloodMurfreesboro-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-no account filed
May 1998HailMurfreesboro-no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-no account filed
June 1995HailMurfreesboro-no account filed
April 1995HailMurfreesboro-no account filed
November 1995HailMurfreesboro-no account filed
November 1993Thunderstorm WindMurfreesboro-no account filed
March 1993HailMurfreesboro-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pike 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

4 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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Murfreesboro Cities Service Stationunder 500 feet2003
Conway Hotel0.8 miles1986
Crater Of Diamonds State Park2.2 miles1973
Shelton-Lockeby House3.2 miles2005

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 86002863 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Pike CountyAll 9 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.