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Foster House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

From the record

“The Foster House is a historic house at 420 North Spruce Street in Hope, Arkansas. The house was designed by Texarkana architects Witt, Siebert and Halsey, and built in 1918 for Leonidas Foster, a prominent local businessman, landowner, and cotton broker.”

Wikipedia article Foster House (420 South Spruce Street, Hope, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 29 National Register listings published here for Hempstead County · listed in 1991 · category: Building.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 420 S. Spruce St., Hope, 71801
  • When was it listed? June 1991
  • Category. building
  • Township. De Roan township
  • Architectural style. Prairie School architecture
  • National Register reference number. 91000683 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

61 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Foster House between 1997 and 2020, burning about 270 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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/undetermined17
Arson/incendiarism16
Debris and open burning14
Equipment and vehicle use5
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Natural1

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
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use17 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 1999Debris and open burning4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2004Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Hempstead County

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Foster House: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hempstead CountySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lavender PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hope PitClayProducer
No NameClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Hempstead County

Storms near this property

60 of 144 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hope, the town this property stands in, in 144 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 74 thunderstorm wind, 43 hail, 22 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 6 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHope2 hurt, $300,000Trees downed all around the community of Perrytown, Arkansas. Many trees on homes in the community. One tree fell across a car injuring two people.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHope2 hurt, $60,000Three 18-wheeler trucks turned over on I-30 due to the high winds. 2 minor injuries reported.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindHope1 hurt, $50,000Thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a house. A person inside the house where the tree fell, received minor injuries.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHope1 hurt, $15,000Trees and powerlines were downed on North Pine Street and a large tree was down at the intersection of Edgewood and Third Streets. One of the trees was blown onto a pickup truck. The tree crushed the cab, injuring a passenger.
March 1997Tornado (F2)Hope$1,000,000no account filed
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Hope$300,000The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Hempstead County Arkansas and found evidence of an EF1 tornado north of Hope. The tornado first touched down along CR 248 where 9 out of 10 chicken houses lost their roofsseveral trees were snapped and an tractor trailer was flipped over. The tornado continued north east crossing CR 211 where several trees were snapped or uprooted and metal roofing was peeled from a barn. Maximum winds are estimated at 85-95 mph.
May 1998Flash FloodHope$250,000A family was trapped in their trailer off Hwy 27 when flood waters overturned their trailer. Several highways were closed and/or washed out including Hwy 4, Hwy 29, and Interstate 30. High water over 355 overturned an 18-wheeler.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHope$100,000Numerous trees downed all throughout the county. Some trees on homes in town and several chicken houses destroyed.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindHope$100,000Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped across the southeast portions of town. Four vehicles were crushed and several homes were damaged in the Plainview and Gunter subdivisions. Trees were also uprooted on CR50, 116, 117, 132 and Hwy 4. A moving truck was also struck by a fallen tree but no injuries resulted.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindHope$50,000Thunderstorm winds damaged several chicken houses.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindHope$50,000Several trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindHope$50,000Thunderstorm winds damaged several barn roofs.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindHope$50,000A chicken barn was damaged by thunderstorm winds.
December 2003Thunderstorm WindHope$20,000no account filed
December 2015Tornado (EF1)New Hope$15,000An NWS Storm Survey team concluded that damage near the Patmos community was consistent with that of EF-1 tornado damage. This tornado partially lifted the roof off a mobile home along AR 355. The tornado continued north and snapped several trees before lifting along Hempstead County Road 9.
June 2019LightningHope$10,000Lightning struck several hay bales along Highway 278 just west of Hope, which caused them to catch fire.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindHope$10,000A few trees were blown down between Hope and Oakhaven. One tree damaged a home at 122 West Avenue C.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindHope$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and damaged a chicken barn.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindHope$500Thunderstorm winds knocked down some tree limbs.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindHope-Trees and power lines downed throughout the city of Hope.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindHope-Large tree and two power poles snapped in Hope.
April 2026HailHope-Baseball size hail reported in Hope.
April 2026HailHope-Hen egg size hail reported in Hope.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindHope-A tree fell blocking I-30 near mile marker 36.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHope-Trees and power lines downed across the city of Hope.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindHope-Trees and power lines downed in Hope.
May 2024Flash FloodHope-A ten foot section of County Road 183 washed out due to flash flooding, leaving several residents unable to access or leave their homes.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHope-Reports of numerous trees downed throughout Hempstead County, including near the Hope Airport.
July 2023Flash FloodHope-Water rescues were needed for vehicles trapped in flood waters on the south side of Hope.
July 2023Flash FloodHope-A clogged storm drain resulted in repeated flooding along South Main Street at Townsend Outdoors in Hope.
July 2023Flash FloodNew Hope-Significant flooding over County Road 8, with a portion of the roadway washed out.
April 2022HailHope-Hail ranging from half dollar to golf ball size fell in Hope.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHope-Trees were downed at the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 67 in Hope.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindHope-Three inch tree limbs were snapped in Hope. Power poles were also broken in this area.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindNew Hope-Trees reported down along the 3300 block of Highway 355.
April 2021Funnel CloudHope-The Arkansas State Police reported a funnel cloud just west of the Hope city limits.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindHope-Widespread trees were blown down across Hempstead County.
April 2021HailHope-Penny size hail fell on the southwest side of Hope.
April 2021HailHope-Nickel size hail fell at the home of the Hempstead County Emergency Manager in Hope.
April 2020HailHope-Quarter size hail fell in Hope.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHope-Numerous trees and power lines were downed across Central and Southern Hempstead County.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindHope-A tree fell onto a power line near West 4th Street and South Mockingbird Lane.
June 2019Flash FloodHope-The intersection of South Hervey Street and 3rd Street was flooded.
February 2018HailHope-A picture was posted to the KSLA Twitter page of dime size hail that fell and covered the ground just south of Hope.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindHope-Numerous trees were blown down in and near Hope.
May 2017Flash FloodHope-Highway 29 underpasses were closed due to flash flooding.
April 2016HailHope-A photo was posted on the KATV Twitter page of quarter size hail that fell in Hope.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHope-Trees and powerlines were downed in Hope and outside the city limits as well.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHope-Numerous trees were downed across the city of Hope, Arkansas.
May 2015Flash FloodHope-Area wide flooding was reported in downtown Hope, Arkansas.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindHope-Several trees were downed near the Interstate 30 corridor near Hope, Arkansas.
December 2015Flash FloodHope-Roads in downtown Hope, Arkansas were flooded and closed.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindHope-Trees were downed on Hwy. 67, 355 and 195.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindHope-Numerous trees and powerlines were downed throughout the entire county.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindHope-A few trees and powerlines were downed in Hope, Arkansas.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindHope-Several large limbs were downed in Hope, Arkansas.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHope-Numerous trees and powerlines were downed across much of the county.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindHope-Several trees were downed across the county.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindHope-Trees and powerlines were downed through the entire county.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindHope-Trees and powerlines were downed in Hope and throughout the county along Hwy. 278 and Hwy. 29.

Every storm recorded in Hempstead 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

6 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
McRae House0.3 miles1982
E. S. Greening House0.4 miles1987
First Presbyterian Church0.4 miles2024
Hope Historic Commercial District0.5 miles1995
Brundidge Building0.5 miles1990
St. Mark's Episcopal Church0.5 miles1976

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 91000683 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Hempstead CountyAll 29 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.