Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
“Ruggles House is a historic house in rural Hempstead County, Arkansas. It is a single story wood-frame structure, located southeast of the hamlet of Shover Springs, on the east side of Arkansas Highway 32.”
Wikipedia article Nesburt T. Ruggles House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 29 National Register listings published here for Hempstead 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 75 fires within 5 miles of Nesburt T. Ruggles House between 1997 and 2020, burning about 783 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 20 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Nesburt T. Ruggles House: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hempstead County | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lavender Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | McRae House | 4.7 miles | 1982 |
 | Foster House | 4.8 miles | 1991 |
| First Presbyterian Church | 4.9 miles | 2024 | |
| E. S. Greening House | 4.9 miles | 1987 | |
 | St. Mark's Episcopal Church | 5.2 miles | 1976 |
 | Brundidge Building | 5.2 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94001463 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hempstead County | All 29 listed properties in this county. |
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