Hodges House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

From the record

“The Hodges House is a historic house on the east side of Arkansas Highway 7 south of the rural community of Bismarck, Arkansas. It is a distinctive single-story wood-frame house, with a projecting polygonal bay at one corner, and a porch that wraps around three sides of the house.”
Wikipedia article Hodges House (Bismarck, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 27 National Register listings published here for Hot Spring County · listed in 1995 · 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 5 buildingss, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
Address. AR 7, Bismarck, 71929
When was it listed? June 1995
Category. building
Township. Montgomery township
National Register reference number. 95000683 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

137 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Hodges House between 1997 and 2020, burning about 546 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 30 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	62
Arson/incendiarism	30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	25
Equipment and vehicle use	11
Smoking	3
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Natural	2
Recreation and ceremony	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
9 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
9 September 1997	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 2004	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 2004	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 1998	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2005	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 1998	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 1997	Arson/incendiarism	12 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Hot Spring County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hodges House: 2 unknowns, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Antimony. 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
Ozan Lumber Co.	Antimony	Prospect
Clark Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown

Every working recorded in Hot Spring County

Storms near this property

60 of 71 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bismarck, the town this property stands in, in 71 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 37 thunderstorm wind, 27 hail, 5 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 4 injuries. 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
February 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	4 hurt, $175,000	A house was destroyed when it slid off its foundation. Three vehicles were moved and one was overturned. Four people inside the house suffered injuries. One of the people ended up in the front yard. A small pool house, located only about 20 feet behind the destroyed house, had virtually no damage to it.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	$100,000	Delayed report...The press box was blown off of the bleachers at the Bismarck High School Football Field. Additional damage was done to a gas station awning off of Hwy. 84 and Hwy. 7. The time was estimated by radar.
February 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	$75,000	Barns and sheds were damaged or destroyed, a carport was blown away, shingles were blown off roofs, and trees and power lines were blown down.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines and blew several cars off of the road.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	$20,000	Trees downed power lines in Bismarck, and caused damage to a shed and two boats.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	$15,000	Numerous trees were blown down in Bismarck and along Arkansas 84 just east of town.
February 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	$15,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Bismarck.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	$15,000	A shed roof was blown off, a carport was damaged, and trees were blown down.
May 2001	Lightning	Bismarck	$15,000	Lightning struck a trailer that contained ammunition. A fire was ignited by the lightning strike which destroyed the trailer.
February 2018	Flash Flood	Bismarck	$10,000	Road was washed out at the highway 7 and 84 intersection in Bismarck.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	$10,000	Widespread damage at Bismark. At least 3 large oak trees down. Two outbuildings were destroyed.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	$10,000	High winds caused some damage to some buildings around De Gray Lake.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	$10,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Bismarck.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Bismarck	$10,000	Flooding occurred at the junction of Arkansas Highways 7 and 84. Flooding also occurred on Hickory Grove and Mountain View Roads.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	$5,000	Winds caused minor damage to the Southern Bancorp building in Bismarck.
November 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	$500	Thunderstorm winds blew down a few large trees.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Trees and power lines were blown down with a few of these trees damaging homes in Bismarck. Trees were also down across Highway 128 near Caney.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	The emergency manager called to say that multiple trees were down across Hot Spring County. A tree was on a home in Bismarck.
March 2020	Hail	Bismarck	-	In addition to quarter size hail, the observer reported one inch of rain in 45 minutes.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Power lines were blown down in the 6000 block of Highway 7.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	A tree was blown over.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Power lines were blown down across Highway 7 near Bismarck.
February 2018	Flash Flood	Bismarck	-	Hickory Grove Rd. was flooded by water in Bismarck.
February 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Trees and powerlines were reported to be blown down in the town of Bismarck.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	A few trees were reported down.
May 2015	Flood	Bismarck	-	Highway 7 south of Bismark was flooded.
November 2012	Hail	Bismarck	-	Hail ranging from .50 inch to 1.50 inches in diameter fell in the Bismarck area. The hail covered the ground in some places.
July 2010	Flash Flood	Bismarck	-	Water covered the road at the intersection of Arkansas Highways 84 and 7.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Some large limbs were down across the area.
March 2008	Hail	Bismarck	-	Hail covered the ground in Bismarck.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Bismarck	-	Arkansas Highway 7 was flooded north of Bismarck.
September 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Large tree limbs downed.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Some trees were blown down.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Several trees were knocked down.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Trees down.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and large tree limbs.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and large limbs.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
November 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees.
September 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 1998	Hail	Bismarck	-	Hail up to golfball size damaged several vehicles.
April 2022	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
April 2022	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
July 2022	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
May 2020	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
April 2014	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
March 2013	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
May 2008	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
May 2008	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
April 2008	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
April 2007	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
November 2005	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
July 2003	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Bismarck	-	no account filed
February 1999	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
March 1999	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed
January 1999	Hail	Bismarck	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hot Spring 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 95000683 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Hot Spring County	All 27 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.