Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
“The Veasey-DeArmond House is a historic house on Arkansas Highway 81, south of Monticello, Arkansas, near Lacey. It is one of the county's finest vernacular Greek Revival houses.”
Wikipedia article Veasey-DeArmond House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 27 National Register listings published here for Drew County · listed in 1989 · 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 101 fires within 5 miles of Veasey-DeArmond House between 2001 and 2020, burning about 1,935 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 20 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/undetermined | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Veasey-DeArmond House: 6 past producers. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lacey, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 1995 and 2014: 7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Lacey | - | The tornado moved out of Bradley County and into Drew County about 9.6 miles west of Lacey. A number of trees were blown down. The tornado dissipated about 8 miles west-northwest of Lacey. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lacey | - | Thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to a horse barn on Valley Junction Road. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lacey | - | Trees down. |
| September 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Lacey | - | A weak tornado was spawned in southwest Drew County. The tornado moved to the northwest around the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Estimated winds with the tornado were about 75 mph, with minor damage noted. The tornado snapped trees, and removed a television antenna and an electric meter from a house. The tornado was on the ground almost 5 miles before dissipating. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Lacey | - | Hail up to two inches in diameter fell across the southwest part of Drew County. The hail fell for more than an hour and caused extensive damage to the tomato crop. Crop damage was estimated at around $1,000,000. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Lacey | - | Hail up to two inches in diameter fell across the southwest part of Drew County. The hail fell for more than an hour and caused extensive damage to the tomato crop. Crop damage was estimated at around $1,000,000. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Lacey | - | Hail up to two inches in diameter fell across the southwest part of Drew County. The hail fell for more than an hour and caused extensive damage to the tomato crop. Crop damage was estimated at around $1,000,000. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Lacey | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lacey | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Lacey | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Lacey | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lacey | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Champ Grubbs House | 4.3 miles | 1992 |
| Arkansas A&M College 4th District Faculty House | 5.9 miles | 2022 | |
| Fine Arts Building | 6.0 miles | 2025 | |
| Science Building | 6.1 miles | 2021 | |
| Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College Student Union | 6.1 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89001424 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Drew County | All 27 listed properties in this county. |
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