Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“Clay House is a historic house at Walnut and Center Streets in Leslie, Arkansas. It is a with irregular massing that includes a main block with a hip roof, a projecting front gable, and a rear addition.”
Wikipedia article Dr. Clay House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 52 National Register listings published here for Searcy 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 61 fires within 5 miles of Dr. Clay House between 1998 and 2020, burning about 2,372 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Smoking | 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 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 244 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Dr. Clay House: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J E Ferguson | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leslie, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1994 and 2016: 15 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind. 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | $10,000 | A roof was dislodged on a building and a few trees were blown over onto houses. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down onto roads. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the metal roofing off several buildings in Leslie. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | - | Some trees were blown over and there was damage to an awning. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto a power line. One house sustained some minor roof damage. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | - | Some large trees limbs were blown down. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Leslie | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Leslie | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | American Legion Post No. 131 | under 500 feet | 1993 |
 | Leslie Commercial Historic District | under 500 feet | 2017 |
| Dr. Robinson House | under 500 feet | 1993 | |
 | Farmers Bank Building | under 500 feet | 1993 |
 | Meek Building | under 500 feet | 2000 |
 | Treat Commercial Building | under 500 feet | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93001368 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Searcy County | All 52 listed properties in this county. |
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