Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“The Pea Ridge School Building is a historic schoolhouse in rural southern Marion County, Arkansas. It is located on the north side of County Road 5008, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Bruno.”
Wikipedia article Pea Ridge School Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 28 National Register listings published here for Marion County · listed in 1993 · 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 78 fires within 5 miles of Pea Ridge School Building between 1997 and 2018, burning about 2,842 acres in total. None started naturally. 41 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | MAR23585812 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Pea Ridge School Building: 5 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 past producers, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| J W Hudson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| St Joe Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Christie Prospect | Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Fullbright Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Lockhart Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Lucky Dog Mine | Lead | Unknown | ||
| San Juan Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Uncle Sam Prosplect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Water Creek Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bruno, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruno | $100,000 | Damage to homes were reported along with downed power lines. This was possibly a tornado. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruno | $15,000 | Trees were blown down, with two of the trees landing on houses. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Bruno | - | Relayed by NWS Springfield. |
| April 2006 | Flash Flood | Bruno | - | Flash flooding washed a school bus off of a road about 3 miles south of Bruno. No one was injured. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Bruno | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruno | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Bruno | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Bruno | - | no account filed |
| November 1994 | Hail | Bruno | - | no account filed |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruno | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Aggie Hall | 3.5 miles | 1992 |
| Bruno School Building | 3.5 miles | 1992 | |
 | Hirst-Mathew Hall | 3.5 miles | 1992 |
 | Aggie Workshop | 3.6 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000486 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marion County | All 28 listed properties in this county. |
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