Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“The Tontitown School Building is a historic former school building on US Highway 412 (US 412) in Tontitown, Arkansas. It is a single-story hip-roofed building, fashioned out of concrete blocks.”
Wikipedia article Tontitown School Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 160 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 1992 · 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 23 fires within 5 miles of Tontitown School Building between 1999 and 2017, burning about 186 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2012 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.3 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | WILDCAT 1 |
| 11 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 June 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | RED OAK FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Tontitown School Building: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Limestone, Dimension | 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 | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tontitown, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 15 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood. 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 | Flash Flood | Tontitown | $45,000 | Several roads were flooded and closed in and around Fayetteville, Springdale, and Farmington. Several water rescues were conducted as motorists became stranded in high water. Flood water entered at least 2 homes and also damaged part of an assisted living facility in Farmington. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Tontitown | $25,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tontitown | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, snapped power and light poles, and damaged homes and businesses. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Tontitown | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tontitown | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed an outbuilding. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tontitown | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous trees and power lines. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tontitown | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines on Highway 412, just west of I-49. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tontitown | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tontitown | - | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts snapped numerous large tree limbs. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tontitown | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Tontitown | - | Numerous roads were flooded in and around Tontitown. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Tontitown | - | Both directions of Highway 112 between Tontitown and Elm Springs were closed due to flooding. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tontitown | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind on Highway 412. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Tontitown | - | Numerous roads and streets were temporarily under water and impassable in Tontitown due to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tontitown | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a large tree limb. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tontitown | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew large tree limbs down. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Tontitown | - | Severe thunderstorms in Washington County produced nickel-size hail two miles south of Tontitown and hail ranging from dime- to nickel-size at Fayetteville. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Tontitown | - | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Hail | Tontitown | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Tontitown | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Tontitown | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Hail | Tontitown | - | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Hail | Tontitown | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Tontitown | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Tontitown | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Tontitown | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tontitown | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Tontitown | - | no account filed |
| December 1995 | Hail | Tontitown | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Tontitown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Joseph Catholic Church | 0.2 miles | 2006 |
| Bariola Farm | 0.7 miles | ||
| Elm Springs Cemetery, Historic Section | 2.0 miles | 2020 | |
 | Jackson House | 4.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Johnson House and Mill | 4.1 miles | 1976 |
 | Johnson Switch Building | 4.8 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92001117 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washington County | All 160 listed properties in this county. |
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