Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
“The Pine Ridge School Building is a historic school building in rural Izard County, Arkansas. It is a single-story fieldstone structure, located on the south side of Pine Ridge Road about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of Brockwell.”
Wikipedia article Pine Ridge School Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 18 National Register listings published here for Izard County · listed in 1994 · 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 155 fires within 5 miles of Pine Ridge School Building between 1998 and 2020, burning about 3,620 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 40 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 | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pine Ridge School Building: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brockwell, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1993 and 2008: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 2008 | Lightning | Brockwell | $100,000 | A fire destroyed a sawmill. Lightning struck a power pole, setting fire to the electrical lines, then the electrical boxes, and finally, the building. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brockwell | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a residence, and a barn was also damaged. Several large trees were blown down. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brockwell | - | Thunderstorm winds partially removed a roof from a home at Brockwell. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brockwell | - | Trees were downed on Highway 56. |
| April 2003 | Flash Flood | Brockwell | - | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding along Highway 56 west of Brockwell. The roadway was blocked due to high water for several hours. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Brockwell | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Brockwell | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Brockwell | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Brockwell | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brockwell | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brockwell | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brockwell | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brockwell | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Hail | Brockwell | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Brockwell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rector Log Barn | 3.7 miles | 1993 |
 | Philadelphia Methodist Church | 4.5 miles | 1976 |
 | Arnold Springs Farmstead | 6.1 miles | 2010 |
 | Izard County Courthouse | 6.2 miles | 1993 |
 | Jumbo Church of Christ | 6.4 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000161 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Izard County | All 18 listed properties in this county. |
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