Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
“The former Pettigrew School, now the Pettigrew Community Building is a historic school building in the small community of Pettigrew, Arkansas. It is located off County Road 3205, just across the White River from Arkansas Highway 16.”
Wikipedia article Pettigrew School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Madison County · listed in 1995 · 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 24 fires within 5 miles of Pettigrew School between 1998 and 2017, burning about 1,559 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.9 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | TIMS |
| 10 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | FLORIDA |
| 4 May 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | DUTTON |
| 4 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | MAD18093179 |
| 9 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 176 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | TOWER ROAD |
| 6 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pettigrew, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2002 | Lightning | Pettigrew | $100,000 | Lightning started a 40x264 foot poultry house on fire. The fire consumed the hay in the building and also destroyed two pickups, a tractor and a generator. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs and power lines. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Pettigrew | $20,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged outbuildings and blew down a tree. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Pettigrew | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the evening of July 25th and very early morning of July 26th. Strong thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off turkey houses in Pettigrew, and trees and power lines were blown down in Sulphur Springs. Power lines were blown down in Kingston and in Wesley, and trees were blown down six miles north of Eureka Springs, in Siloam Springs, five miles west of West Fork, in Van Buren, in Barling, and two miles north of Combs. Trees were blown down by 70 mph winds in Bentonville, and strong thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs in Lowell. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 70 mph in Hiwasse and to 60 mph in Springdale and in Winslow. |
| March 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | $5,000 | An isolated severe thunderstorm moved north into Madison County during the late afternoon of March 26th. The storm produced nickel-size hail at St. Paul and strong winds at Pettigrew which damaged a poultry building. |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | $200 | Thunderstorms winds blew down several large tree limbs. |
| December 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew large tree limbs down. |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | $100 | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Pettigrew | - | Several roads in town were flooded. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. The tree blocked a road. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Pettigrew | - | Heavy rain caused the White River to flood. The water washed over a road and bridge. Numerous low water crossings were also flooded. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power lines. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Pettigrew | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused severe street flooding in Pettigrew. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettigrew | - | Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the evening of July 4th. Strong thunderstorm winds flipped an airplane at the Springdale Airport near Springdale, and widespread trees and power lines were blown down throughout Benton and Carroll Counties. Thunderstorm winds downed power lines and several large trees two miles north of Siloam Springs, and numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Bentonville. Power lines were blown down in Urbanette and in Oak Grove, and a tree was blown down and camper shells were blown onto a highway in Lowell. A tree was blown down onto a house by 70 mph winds two miles south of Siloam Springs, and trees were also blown down just west of Springdale, in Hindsville, in Berryville, in Green Forest, two miles southwest of Winslow, and in Pettigrew. Large tree limbs were blown down in West Fork and in Greenwood, and Thunderstorm Wind gusted to 60 mph in Siloam Springs and six miles north of Eureka Springs. Quarter-size hail fell two miles north of Siloam Springs, and dime-size hail fell at Van Buren and at Fort Smith. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Pettigrew | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Pettigrew | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Pettigrew | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Pettigrew | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Pettigrew | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Pettigrew | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Pettigrew | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Pettigrew | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Pettigrew | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Pettigrew | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Pettigrew | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Pettigrew | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Williams House and Associated Farmstead | 5.9 miles | 2001 |
 | St. Paul School Building | 6.5 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000272 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Madison County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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