Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“McDonald House is a historic house at 800 South Broadway in Smackover, Arkansas. The two-story brick house was built in 1928-29 by DeKalb McDonald, during the oil boom that hit Union County in the 1920s.”
Wikipedia article D. McDonald House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Union County · listed in 1990 · 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 211 fires within 5 miles of D. McDonald House between 1997 and 2020, burning about 935 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 37 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 | 113 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smackover, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 11 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Smackover | $50,000 | An EF1 tornado touched down 3 miles west southwest of Smackover, Arkansas and downed large trees while snapping several others. The path width was 75 yards wide with a path length of 1.5 miles. At least 4 homes received damage from downed trees. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smackover | $50,000 | Tree downed on a home and truck in town. No injuries reported. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smackover | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines. Several homes were also damaged by fallen trees. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Smackover | $20,000 | A high water rescue was reported for an elderly man who was trapped in his home on Canova Road near the Smackover Creek. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smackover | $10,000 | Trees were downed in Smackover, including one tree that fell across a vehicle. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smackover | - | Roof blown off a building in Smackover. |
| December 2024 | Hail | Smackover | - | Nickel size hail reported in Smackover. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Smackover | - | Water entered a home in Smackover. High water covered several roads in town as well. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Smackover | - | Multiple pictures were posted to social media of numerous roads that were flooded in Smackover. These pictures also revealed that water entered multiple building within the city. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smackover | - | Several trees were blown down just southwest of Smackover. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smackover | - | A few trees were blown down in Smackover. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smackover | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Smackover. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Smackover | - | Quarter size hail reported just south of Smackover. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Smackover | - | Hen egg size hail reported in Smackover. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Smackover | - | Quarter sized hail reported on the west side of Smackover, Arkansas. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smackover | - | Trees were downed on Lisbon Road in Smackover, Arkansas. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Smackover | - | Arkansas State Police reported that most roads were closed in Smackover, Arkansas for high water. Hwy. 167 north of El Dorado, Arkansas was knee deep in many locations. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smackover | - | Trees were downed in the town of Smackover, Arkansas. |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Smackover | - | Numerous roads flooded and impassable. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Smackover | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Smackover | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Smackover | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Smackover | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Smackover | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Smackover | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Smackover | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Smackover Historic Commercial District | 0.1 miles | 1990 |
 | J.T. Murphy No 1 Crater | 3.6 miles | 2008 |
 | Willett House | 7.6 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001949 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Union County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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