Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Lamberton Cabin is a historic summer cabin at 8 North Mountain in Bella Vista, Arkansas. It is a roughly square single-story wood-frame structure with a low-pitch gable roof.”
Wikipedia article Lamberton Cabin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 162 National Register listings published here for Benton County · listed in 1988 · 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 19 fires within 5 miles of Lamberton Cabin between 1995 and 2020, burning about 334 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 86 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190167-06021-03072020-1800 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lamberton Cabin: 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. 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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bella Vista, the town this property stands in, in 81 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 35 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 3 flood. The reports record 4 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Bella Vista | 2 killed | Widespread heavy rainfall resulted in many county roads becoming flooded and closed. A vehicle was driven around a barricade and was washed off Opal Road at a low water bridge. Two people died in this vehicle. |
| May 2024 | Flood | Bella Vista | 1 killed | A kayaker launched into Little Sugar Creek in Bella Vista, and was drowned in the dangerously high and fast water flow. Search and rescue efforts recovered his body on the 28th, when the water flow became safe enough to deploy boats to aid in the search, which up until then had only involved a foot search, ATVs, and drones along the creek. |
| May 2024 | Flood | Bella Vista | 1 killed | A swimmer went into Little Sugar Creek in Bella Vista, and was drowned in the dangerously high and fast water flow. Search and rescue efforts recovered her body on the 28th, when the water flow became safe enough to deploy boats to aid in the search, which up until then had only involved a foot search, ATVs, and drones along the creek. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $20,000,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged hundreds of homes, blew down numerous power poles, and uprooted many trees in a broad swath from northwest of Bentonville, across much of Bentonville, to near Little Flock. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Bella Vista | $1,000,000 | Several streets were flooding near the visitor center in town. Significant damage to roads and bridges occurred in this portion of the county. |
| May 2010 | Lightning | Bella Vista | $150,000 | Lightning struck a house and started a fire that consumed the entire structure. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $75,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees onto three homes. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $60,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down multiple trees onto homes. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Bella Vista | $50,000 | Large hail up to golf ball size damaged homes and vehicles. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Bella Vista | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $35,000 | Numerous trees blown down in Bella Vista. Newspaper clipping cited "trees down on cars,...trees down on houses,...and trees down on streets." Power lines blown down causing power outages. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees. One tree fell on a home and penetrated the roof. |
| January 2008 | Hail | Bella Vista | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Bella Vista | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, one of which fell through the roof of a home. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down many large tree limbs, a few trees, and power lines. A tree fell onto a house. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Bella Vista | $10,000 | A tornado damaged barns and snapped large tree limbs. It was witnessed by several people in the area. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 70 to 80 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and broke windows along Spanker Creek Road. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees which then downed power lines as they fell. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Bella Vista | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a small tree onto a home, causing damage to the roof. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines. |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | $100 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree northeast of Bella Vista. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees on Oldham Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Bella Vista | - | Half dollar size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Bella Vista | - | Portions of numerous roads in and around Bentonville were closed due to flooding. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Bella Vista | - | Portions of Peach Orchard Road were flooded near Palladium Road. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Bella Vista | - | Portions of several roads in Bella Vista and northern Bentonville were flooded. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted a tree and snapped large tree limbs. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs in Bella Vista, some fell onto roads blocking them. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Bella Vista | - | Heavy rainfall resulted in the flooding of portions of numerous roads across northern Benton County. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Bella Vista | - | Locally heavy rainfall of two to four inches that fell from a slow-moving thunderstorm flooded portions of Peach Orchard Road. The road was closed due to high water from Angel Falls to Pumpkin Hollow Road. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Bella Vista | - | Pumpkin Hollow Road north of Bentonville was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Bella Vista | - | Portions of multiple county roads were flooded, including Highways 62, 43, and 102. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree and snapped numerous large tree limbs. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph were reported by trained storm spotters. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Bella Vista | - | Portions of McNelly Road were flooded. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Bella Vista | - | Significant flooding occurred at Bella Vista Golf Course. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree onto a roadway. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 81 mph were measured by instrumentation located at the Cooper Elementary School on Highway 71. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 miles per hour. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous large tree limbs. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a large tree. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bella Vista | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Bella Vista | - | Funnel clouds were observed near Bentonville. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Bella Vista | - | Funnel clouds were observed near Bentonville. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Bella Vista | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Bella Vista | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Bella Vista | - | no account filed |
| January 2024 | Hail | Bella Vista | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bella Vista | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bella Vista | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wonderland Cave | 0.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Sutherlin Cabin | 0.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Pharr Cabin | 0.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Hagler-Cole Cabin | 0.4 miles | 1988 |
 | Blackwell-Paisley Cabin | 0.6 miles | 1988 |
 | Deaton Cabin | 0.6 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002343 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Benton County | All 162 listed properties in this county. |
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