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Photograph of Madison County Courthouse
Photograph by Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Madison County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

From the record

“The Madison County Courthouse is a courthouse in Huntsville, Arkansas, the county seat of Madison County, built in 1939 by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (FEA). It is a three-story masonry structure, its exterior finished in glazed brick with limestone trim.”

Wikipedia article Madison County Courthouse (Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 12 National Register listings published here for Madison County · listed in 1993 · category: Building.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 1 Main St., Huntsville, 72740
  • When was it listed? November 1993
  • Category. building
  • Township. North township
  • Architectural style. Art Deco architecture
  • National Register reference number. 93001253 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

19 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Madison County Courthouse between 1998 and 2018, burning about 123 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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
Equipment and vehicle use5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Debris and open burning4
Arson/incendiarism3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
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
1 September 2000Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
31 July 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 July 1998Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 May 2016Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 April 2003Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
16 April 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 March 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOzark-St. Francis National ForestsREVILEE METH LAB 1
8 March 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this property

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Madison County Courthouse: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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
May A SmithLead, ZincPast Producer
Huntsville Pit & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
War Eagle Lime CoStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
HuntsvilleSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Madison County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Madison County

Storms near this property

60 of 85 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huntsville, the town this property stands in, in 85 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 47 thunderstorm wind, 29 hail, 8 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1994Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$50,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines.
April 1993Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$50,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and power lines.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$20,000A severe thunderstorm produced strong winds which destroyed 1 barn and badly damaged 2 other barns 1 mile south of Huntsville. The winds also caused roof damage to several houses and uprooted trees 1 mile south of Huntsville. The storm also produced strong winds which blew down trees near Wesley.
November 2024Flash FloodHuntsville$10,000Severe flash flooding resulted in portions of a number of roads being closed in and around Huntsville, as well as the need for several high water rescues.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous trees and power lines.
November 2024Flash FloodHuntsville$5,000Portions of several roads were flooded near Withrow Springs State Park, and a swift water rescue was conducted to save stranded motorists.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$5,000Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a house.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$3,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a barn on Highway 23 south of Huntsville.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$3,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew out several windows at the Huntsville Middle School.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$2,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew in a metal garage door.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged the roof of a house and blew down a tree.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$1,000Trees were blown down across highways in the Huntsville area. Several trees were also blown down in Withrow Springs State Park, 5 miles north of Huntsville.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$500Thunderstorm winds down several large tree limbs.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$300Several trees were blown down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$200Trees were blown down on SH 23
November 1998Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$200A large tree was blown down across a road.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$100Thunderstorm winds blew down a few large trees.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$100Several large tree limbs were blown down.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$100Tree limbs were blown down.
December 1999Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$100Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$100A tree was blown down on SH 74
March 1998Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$100Several large tree limbs downed by wind
May 1996Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$100no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$100no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$100no account filed
August 2023Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees, and snapped numerous large tree limbs.
November 2020Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several large trees on County Road 6060, southwest of Huntsville.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees in and around Huntsville.
April 2017Flash FloodHuntsville-A section of Highway 23 was closed due to high water.
July 2015Flash FloodHuntsville-Several roads in Huntsville were flooded.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Large tree limbs were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several large trees on Highway 23.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a few trees and numerous large tree limbs. Several roads were blocked by fallen trees and limbs.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds on the west side of town.
April 2008Flash FloodHuntsville-A few secondary roads were flooded due to heavy rain.
March 2008Flash FloodHuntsville-Heavy rain caused secondary roads to be flooded across a large part of Madison county.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and large tree limbs.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous trees.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down several trees.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
February 2001Flash FloodHuntsville-Heavy thunderstorm rains caused street flooding.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a large tree.
July 1997Flash FloodHuntsville-Thunderstorms in northwest Arkansas during the morning and early afternoon of July 10th produced very heavy rainfall which resulted in flash flooding. Some county roads were covered by high water near War Eagle and near Busch, and widespread street flooding occurred in Huntsville.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the late afternoon of April 10th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 to 80 miles an hour at Van Buren and downed large tree limbs at Huntsville. Quarter size hail fell at Rudy and also at the Fayetteville Airport 4 miles south of Fayetteville where numerous cars were damaged. Dime to nickel size hail fell at several other locations in northwest Arkansas.
July 1994HailHuntsville-A funnel cloud was observed by the public.
April 2023HailHuntsville-no account filed
May 2011HailHuntsville-no account filed
March 2011HailHuntsville-no account filed
March 2010HailHuntsville-no account filed
April 2008HailHuntsville-no account filed
May 2008HailHuntsville-no account filed
October 2008HailHuntsville-no account filed
May 2006HailHuntsville-no account filed
September 2006HailHuntsville-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-no account filed
March 2002Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-no account filed
March 2002HailHuntsville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Madison 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

4 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
Huntsville Commercial Historic District0.2 miles2008
Orval E. Faubus House0.5 miles2019
War Eagle Creek Bridge3.4 miles2008
Wharton Creek Roadside Park5.2 miles2024

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 93001253 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Madison CountyAll 12 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.