Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“The William Stone House is a historic house at the southeastern corner of the junction of Arkansas Highway 306 and Doris Lane in Colt, Arkansas. It is a wood-frame structure, roughly in an L shape.”
Wikipedia article William Stone House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for St. Francis 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 32 fires within 5 miles of William Stone House between 1998 and 2020, burning about 268 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 53 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of William Stone House: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Forrest City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| St.Francis Materials Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Woods Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colt, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Colt | $500,000 | Very heavy rainfall occurred across much of St. Francis County. Over 7 inches of rain was recorded at Wheatley. Many roads were flooded across the county and homes were evacuated in Madison due to flooding along Crow Creek. Five families were evacuated from homes in the Stonebrook subdicison in Forrest City. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Colt | $10,000 | Thirty-three cars on a used car lot in Colt were damaged by the hail. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colt | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colt | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down from straight line winds blocking Highway 306 East, 3 miles east of Colt. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Colt | $1,500 | Hail ranged in size from dime to golfball. |
| January 2012 | Hail | Colt | $1,000 | Quarter size hail fell near State Highway 306 and State Highway 193 just west of Colt. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colt | $1,000 | A large sign was blown down. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Colt | $750 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Colt | $750 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Colt | $50 | A tornado briefly touched down just west of Colt producing minimal damage. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Colt | $10 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Colt | - | Several roads around Colt were flooded and impassable. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colt | - | Straight-line winds caused damage near Colt on Highway 306. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Colt | - | Ping pong size hail fell near Colt. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colt | - | Straight line winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines across North Central and Northeast St. Francis County. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Colt | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highway B-1, Little Telico Creek Bridge | 4.4 miles | 2009 | |
| Stuart Springs | 8.0 miles | 1977 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92001346 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Francis County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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