Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
“The Weber House was a historic house on Elm Street in Russell, Arkansas. It was a single-story wood-frame structure, with a front gable roof, novelty siding, and a foundation of brick piers.”
Wikipedia article Weber House (Russell, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 203 National Register listings published here for White County · listed in 1991 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Weber House between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,815 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 36 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2001 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Weber House: 3 past producers. 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 Russell, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2011: 2 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Hail | Russell | - | Golf ball size hail fell in the area around Russell. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Russell | - | A tornado touched down for only a few seconds in an open field on a hilltop. A resident on Robert Lane witnessed the tornado. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Russell | - | Several county roads were flooded around Russell. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Russell | - | Heavy rains resulted in some flash flooding in Russell. Several county roads were covered with high water for a short period of time. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Russell Jail | under 500 feet | 1992 |
| Harvey Lea House | 0.2 miles | 1992 | |
 | Henry W. Klotz Sr. Service Station | 0.2 miles | 1991 |
 | Henry Klotz Sr. House | 0.2 miles | 1992 |
| Howard O'Neal Barn | 0.6 miles | 1992 | |
| Fox Motel House | 4.6 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001272 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| White County | All 203 listed properties in this county. |
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