Houston Methodist Episcopal Church, South

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

From the record

“Houston Methodist Episcopal Church, South is a historic church on Arkansas Highway 60, near its junction with Arkansas Highway 216 in Houston, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, weatherboard siding, and a foundation of brick and concrete.”
Wikipedia article Houston Methodist Episcopal Church, South, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 15 National Register listings published here for Perry County · listed in 1994 · category: Building.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. AR 60 SW side, near jct. with AR 216, Houston, 72070
When was it listed? May 1994
Category. building
Township. Houston township
National Register reference number. 94000494 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

93 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Houston Methodist Episcopal Church, South between 1998 and 2020, burning about 596 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 8 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	33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	27
Railroad operations and maintenance	12
Arson/incendiarism	8
Equipment and vehicle use	6
Natural	5
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
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 2002	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 2010	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 2016	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 2010	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 2015	Railroad operations and maintenance	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
1 September 2010	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 August 2011	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
27 August 2000	Natural	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Perry County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Houston Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 9 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Copperas Gap Sandstone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Harris Prospect	Manganese	Producer
Unk	Stone	Past Producer
Unk	Stone	Past Producer
Vaught Prospect	Manganese	Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Perry County

Storms near this property

60 of 91 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Houston, the town this property stands in, in 91 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 67 flood, 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 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
May 2011	Flood	Houston	$1,000,000	Part of Arkansas Highway 216 was closed due to flooding.
April 2011	Flood	Houston	$300,000	Widespread areal flooding occurred. Part of Arkansas Highway 216 was closed from the afternoon of the 27th through the end of the month.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Houston	$100,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Houston, and countywide as well. In the city of Houston, a well built tractor shed was destroyed and a garage had its top blown off by powerful thunderstorm winds of 80 to 90 mph. Winds of 60 to 70 mph damaged trees and power lines across the county, and Houston appeared to be the area hardest hit. A horse was killed by a lightning strike in the city of Houston as well.
April 2011	Flood	Houston	$20,000	no account filed
March 2012	Flood	Houston	$15,000	Heavy rainfall caused the Fourche LaFave River near Houston to rise above flood stage for several days at the end of March. Portions of Arkansas 216 and Arkansas 300 were flooded.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Houston	$15,000	Trees and power lines were blown down on Arkansas 216.
June 2013	Flood	Houston	$10,000	Heavy rainfall during late May caused the Fourche LaFave River near Houston to rise above flood stage during the morning hours on the 2nd. The river remained above flood stage until the morning hours on the 4th, then dropped below flood stage.
November 2011	Flood	Houston	$10,000	Heavy rainfall caused the Fourche LaFave River near Houston to rise above flood stage during the late morning hours on the 22nd. This river reached over 28 feet before receding below flood stage during the morning hours on the 25th.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Houston	$10,000	Power lines were blown down onto a shed, causing the shed to catch fire.
May 2011	Flood	Houston	$10,000	no account filed
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Houston	$7,000	A few small trees were blown down, tops were taken out of a few trees, some underpinning was blown out from under two mobile homes, and a couple of small porches had their roofs blown off.
June 2014	Flood	Houston	$5,000	Heavy rainfall caused the Fourche LaFave River at Houston to rise above flood stage during the early morning hours of the 10th. This river then fell back below flood stage during the early evening hours of the 11th.
April 2013	Flood	Houston	$5,000	The Fourche LaFave River near Houston rose above flood stage during the afternoon of the 11th, then remained above flood stage into the 12th. The river then fell below flood stage during the afternoon of the 12th.
December 2011	Flood	Houston	$5,000	Heavy rainfall at the beginning of December caused the Fourche LaFave River at Houston to rise above flood stage for several days.
December 2011	Flood	Houston	$5,000	Heavy rainfall during the middle of December caused the Fourche LaFave River at Houston to rise above flood stage for several days.
September 2008	Tornado (EF1)	Houston	$5,000	This tornado was spawned by Tropical Storm Ike. A few trees were blown down.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Houston	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees.
May 2011	Flood	Houston	$5,000	no account filed
January 2013	Flood	Houston	$2,000	Heavy rainfall from January 9th through January 13th caused minor flooding along the Fourche LaFave River at Houston. A co-operative observer's site 2 miles east of the river gauge reported a total of 5.71 inches of rainfall over the period, with 4.23 inches falling on January 12th. The river crested at 27.24 feet on January 14th.
December 2011	Flood	Houston	$1,000	Heavy rainfall on December 26th caused the Fourche LaFave River near Houston to rise above flood stage for a little over a day.
May 2010	Flood	Houston	$1,000	Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms on the 20th caused the Fourche LaFave River near Houston to rise above flood stage during the afternoon of the 20th, before falling back below flood stage during the evening hours of the 23rd.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Houston	-	A few trees were uprooted in the town of Houston.
April 2025	Flood	Houston	-	Minor river flooding was observed at Houston along the Fourche LaFave River.
January 2025	Flood	Houston	-	The Fouche LaFave River at Houston entered minor flood stage in late January and remained above flood stage through the remainder of the month and continued above flood stage into February. No crest was observed at this site during the month of January.
May 2025	Flood	Houston	-	Minor river flooding was observed at Houston along the Fourche LaFave River.
February 2025	Flood	Houston	-	Minor flooding was observed along the Fouche LaFave River at Houston.
February 2025	Flood	Houston	-	Minor flooding was observed along the Fouche LaFave River at Houston.
June 2025	Flood	Houston	-	Minor river flooding was observed at Houston along the Fourche LaFave River.
June 2025	Flood	Houston	-	Minor river flooding was observed at Houston along the Fourche LaFave River.
June 2025	Flood	Houston	-	Minor river flooding was observed at Houston along the Fourche LaFave River.
January 2024	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston January 24-26, 2024.
March 2024	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought minor flooding to Houston along the Fourche LaFave River between the dates of March 16 and March 17.
January 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Houston	-	The roofs of at least a couple of mobile homes were damaged and trees were downed or snapped between Perryville and Conway.
March 2023	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston in early March.
March 2023	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston in late March.
February 2023	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston in early February.
April 2022	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River in late April.
May 2022	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston in early May.
March 2022	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought minor river flooding to the Saline River at Benton.
June 2022	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston.
April 2021	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston at the end of April.
June 2021	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston in early June 2021.
May 2021	Flood	Houston	-	Flooding continued into the beginning of May on the Fourche LaFave River at Houston.
May 2021	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston on May 18, 2021.
May 2021	Flash Flood	Houston	-	Emergency management reported that AR-216 was inundated with water.
March 2020	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston on 3/19/20.
May 2020	Flood	Houston	-	Flooding developed in mid May on the Fourche LaFave River at Houston due to heavy rain.
May 2020	Flood	Houston	-	Flooding developed in late May on the Fourche LaFave River at Houston due to heavy rain.
May 2020	Flood	Houston	-	Flooding once again developed on the Fourche LaFave River at Houston due to heavy rain.
February 2020	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River in the middle of February.
September 2020	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston in early September.
January 2019	Flood	Houston	-	Flooding was noted on the Fourche LaFave River at Houston 1/5 to 1/6.
April 2019	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain caused flooding on the Fourche LaFave River from April 18 through April 21, 2019.
February 2019	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston.
February 2019	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston on February 20.
June 2019	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston during late June.
June 2019	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain led to flooding on the Fourche LaFave River at Houston.
May 2019	Flood	Houston	-	Flooding occurred from May 9 to the 11th on the Fourche LaFave River at Houston.
May 2019	Flood	Houston	-	Flooding began on the Fourche LaFave River at Houston on May 24 and continued into June.
May 2019	Flood	Houston	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston on 5/2/19.

Every storm recorded in Perry 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

6 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Bigelow Methodist Episcopal Church, South	4.2 miles	1996
C.L. Sailor House	4.2 miles	1998
Perry Rock Island Railroad Depot	5.9 miles	2021
Perry County Courthouse	6.5 miles	1976
Perryville Commercial Historic District	6.5 miles	2012
Perryville American Legion Building	6.5 miles	1990

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 94000494 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Perry County	All 15 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.