Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
“Hawkins House is a historic house at 4684 Arkansas Highway 8 in Parkdale, Arkansas. Built 1911-12, it is an excellent example of a Prairie School house designed by Little Rock architect Frank W.”
Wikipedia article Dr. M.C. Hawkins House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 28 National Register listings published here for Ashley County · listed in 1996 · 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 8 fires within 5 miles of Dr. M. C. Hawkins House between 1992 and 2015, burning about 133 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Overflow National Wildlife Refuge | FARM FIRE #1 |
| 10 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Overflow National Wildlife Refuge | ARFSR-FY15-WF-OVERFLOW FOOTE FIRE |
| 1 August 2011 | Natural | 21 acres | Overflow National Wildlife Refuge | BEAVER KILL |
| 20 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 December 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 November 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 November 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 54 acres | Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge | OVO |
| 28 October 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Overflow National Wildlife Refuge | HEADQUATERS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parkdale, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2021: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Parkdale | $20,000 | Heavy rain caused several roads to flood between Portland and Wilmot. Some homes flooded as well. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkdale | $15,000 | A couple of power poles were broken along US Highway 165 just north of Parkdale. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Parkdale | $15,000 | A few homes and automobiles were damaged. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkdale | $10,000 | Power lines were reported down. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkdale | $10,000 | Power lines were blown down in Parkdale and in a couple other spots around the county. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Parkdale | $10,000 | Several roads were under water across southeast Ashley County. Radar estimated 4 to 6 inches of rain fell across this area. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkdale | $5,000 | Trees were blown down along Arkansas Highway 8 in Parkdale. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkdale | $4,000 | A few trees and large limbs were blown down on power lines. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkdale | $3,000 | Two trees were blown down between Parkdale and Wilmot. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Parkdale | $3,000 | Heavy rain brought some street flooding in Parkdale. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Parkdale | - | Quarter size hail fell along US Highway 165. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkdale | - | A couple trees were blown down on Highway 8 between Hamburg and Parkdale. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Parkdale | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Parkdale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dr. Robert George Williams House | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Parkdale Methodist Church | under 500 feet | 2007 |
 | Parkdale Baptist Church-AS0051 | 0.2 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96000310 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ashley County | All 28 listed properties in this county. |
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