Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Bank of Gentry is a historic bank building on Main Street in Gentry, Arkansas. Built in 1901, it is the most architecturally significant building in the city's downtown.”
Wikipedia article Bank of Gentry, 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 12 fires within 5 miles of Bank of Gentry between 1998 and 2018, burning about 1,210 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 994 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | HONEY CREEK |
| 15 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 80 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 Gentry: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 Gentry, the town this property stands in, in 62 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 32 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 6 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2014 | Lightning | Gentry | 2 hurt | Two people were struck and injured by lightning in the McDonald's parking lot. |
| July 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Gentry | $150,000 | This tornado destroyed a double-wide modular home, damaged seven permanent homes, destroyed a metal-framed outbuilding, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $50,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a chicken house, damaged several homes, snapped trees, and blew down power lines. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour caused damage in Gentry. A 30 foot chunk of a metal roof was torn off an office building and a box trailer from a semi-trailer was blown on its side. Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Gentry | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Gentry | $25,000 | A tornado severely damaged or destroyed several barns and outbuildings and snapped or uprooted a number of large trees. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was about 105 mph. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew shingles off of some homes. In addition, sheet metal roofs of outbuildings were blown off. |
| October 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated in excess of 70 miles an hour ripped off part of the roof of a church and severely damaged a barn. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Gentry | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew a large barn door 75 to 100 yards. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $3,000 | Around 300 AM CDT in Gentry, winds left uprooted trees, downed power lines, and blocked roads. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $2,000 | Power lines blown down near Gentry |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs and power lines. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $1,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs and trees. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $100 | A large tree was blown down. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $100 | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down small trees, and snapped numerous large tree limbs. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Gentry | - | Portions of Sleepy Hollow Road were flooded southwest of Gentry. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Gentry | - | Highway 59 was flooded at Dawn Hill Road south of Gentry. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down multiple trees. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Gentry | - | A portion of Main Street in Gentry was impassable due to high water. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | A tree was uprooted by strong thunderstorm wind. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Several trees were uprooted to the north and northwest, just north of Arkotex Road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Gentry | - | Main Street was reported flooded near Collins Avenue. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees along Highway 12 west of Gentry. |
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Gentry | - | An NWS survey team determined that a tornado caused extensive hardwood tree damage. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous large trees. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees down. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a few trees down. |
| April 2004 | Flash Flood | Gentry | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused a road to be closed due to high water. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| February 2001 | Flash Flood | Gentry | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused a road near the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 102 to be flooded. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew large tree limbs down. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Gentry | - | Funnel clouds were observed near Bentonville. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Gentry | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Carpenter Building | under 500 feet | 2018 |
 | Mitchell House | 0.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Carl House | 0.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Railroad Cottage | 0.2 miles | 2005 |
 | Mitchell-Ward House | 0.3 miles | 2005 |
| Gentry Grand Army of the Republic Monument | 1.1 miles | 2018 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002416 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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