Anderson-Hobson Mercantile Store

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

From the record

“The Anderson-Hobson Mercantile Store is a historic commercial building at 201 Schuman Street in Foreman, Arkansas. It is a three-story brick structure with modest Italianate styling, mainly visible in brick corbelling details and segmented-arch window crowns.”
Wikipedia article Anderson-Hobson Mercantile Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 20 National Register listings published here for Little River County · listed in 1996 · category: Building.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Anderson--Hobson Mercantile Store - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 201 Schuman St., Foreman, 71836
When was it listed? June 1996
Category. building
Also known as. Railroad Era Resources of Southwest Arkansas MPS
District. District 3
National Register reference number. 96000642 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

66 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Anderson-Hobson Mercantile Store between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,132 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 19 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
Arson/incendiarism	19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	16
Debris and open burning	14
Equipment and vehicle use	11
Natural	2
Smoking	2
Recreation and ceremony	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
3 September 1998	Arson/incendiarism	8.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 1997	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
28 September 2002	Arson/incendiarism	6.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
27 September 1999	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
27 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	10 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
26 September 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
25 September 2011	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 2012	Arson/incendiarism	5.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Little River County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Anderson-Hobson Mercantile Store: 28 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Arkansas Louisiana Cement Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Foreman Limestone Quarry	Stone, Clay	Producer
Foreman Quarry & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Arkansas Lousiana Limes	Limestone, General	Producer
Rocky Comfort	Limestone, General	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay	Past Producer
J Dreher	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 Little River County

Storms near this property

60 of 73 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Foreman, the town this property stands in, in 73 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 34 thunderstorm wind, 31 hail, 8 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
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	$60,000	Structural damage was reported to several properties across the Foreman, Arkansas area. There were no reports of injuries.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines along Highway 41.
December 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	$30,000	An NWS Storm Survey team determined that damage northeast of Foreman, Arkansas was consistent with that of straight line wind damage. This damage included several trees were snapped and/or uprooted. The metal roofing of a mobile home was peeled back. Two outbuildings were destroyed. Damage was the most concentrated near the intersection of CR. 153 and AR. 108 as well as CR. 345 and CR. 51.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	$20,000	Trees down and a barn destroyed along Hwy 41 north of Foreman.
September 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	$10,000	Numerous trees and power lines down. A tin roof was blown off of a church.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
October 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Large limbs downed near County Road 1 just outside of Foreman.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	A NWS Survey Team concluded that a large swath of straight line winds with estimated wind gusts between 80-90 mph began in the Lime Rock Hill area just south of Foreman, and continued into the Gum Flats to the northeast side of Foreman. The damage path began along Highway 108 West between South 1st Street and South Bell Street where numerous large trees were uprooted or snapped. Sporadic damage continued northeastward, crossing Highway 41 South, with additional damage noted along Highway 108 east of Foreman across County Road 51 North to County Road 153. The vast majority of the tree damage along this path was oriented to the northeast. The maximum path width of these straight line winds was approximately 650 yards.
January 2024	Hail	Foreman	-	Quarter size hail reported at the E-Z Mart in Foreman.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Trees and power lines downed throughout parts of Little River County.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Trees downed throughout Little River County.
June 2023	Hail	Foreman	-	Ping pong ball size hail reported in Foreman.
April 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	A strong squall line within an embedded supercell produced a broad swath of wind damage starting near Foreman and ending near Ashdown. The damage was mainly limited to snapped and uprooted trees laying in a southeasterly direction, although a few structures did exhibit minor roof damage from the wind, while many others were directly damaged by falling trees. The surveyed path length was around 17 miles, with a maximum path width around 8 miles. The estimated wind speeds ranged from 70-90 mph.
March 2021	Hail	Foreman	-	A picture was posted to social media of quarter to half dollar size hail that fell in Foreman.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Trees and power lines were downed in and near Foreman.
May 2020	Flash Flood	Foreman	-	Several streets were flooded in Foreman.
January 2019	Hail	Foreman	-	Golf ball size hail fell at a convenience store at the intersection of East 2nd Avenue and North Madden Street.
March 2018	Flash Flood	Foreman	-	High water over County Roads in and around Foreman.
July 2017	Flash Flood	Foreman	-	Low water crossings were flooded in and near Foreman. Over 6 inches of rain was recorded, with the rain spilling out of the spotter's rain gauge.
July 2017	Flash Flood	Foreman	-	Highway 108 near Foreman was flooded.
March 2015	Hail	Foreman	-	Hail covered the ground in Forman, Arkansas.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	A few trees were downed in the Ashdown community.
October 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	At least four trees were reported downed on the wide side of Foreman, Arkansas.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Trees were downed near Foreman, Arkansas.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	A tree was downed blocking Hwy. 41 north of Foreman, Arkansas.
April 2011	Hail	Foreman	-	Golf ball sized hail was reported in Foreman, Arkansas.
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Trees were downed which knocked out power to much of Foreman, Arkansas on Hwy. 41.
October 2010	Hail	Foreman	-	Golfball sized hail was reported along Hwy. 32 west.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Foreman	-	Flooding of several county roads were reported across Little River County.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Foreman	-	Some street flooding reported in Fulton, Arkansas.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Wind estimated by law enforcement in the town of Foreman, Arkansas.
September 2009	Flash Flood	Foreman	-	At least four county roads were closed and underwater in the southwest portion of the county.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Foreman	-	Several streets were underwater in town.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Trees downed.
November 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Trees were blown down across County Rd. 53.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Trees downed on Hwy 108.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Several large trees down.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Numerous trees and power lines down.
March 1998	Hail	Foreman	-	Reports of golfball sized hail received from Sheriffs Office.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Trees and power lines were toppled along Hwy 41.
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Several large trees toppled across Hwy 41.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees on Highway 41 in Foreman.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Several trees were blown down on highway 41.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Foreman	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down some power lines.
June 1994	Hail	Foreman	-	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines along Highway 41.
August 1993	Hail	Foreman	-	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
April 1993	Hail	Foreman	-	The public reported a funnel cloud 5 miles north of Foreman.
February 2013	Hail	Foreman	-	no account filed
May 2009	Hail	Foreman	-	no account filed
March 2008	Hail	Foreman	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Foreman	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Foreman	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Foreman	-	no account filed
February 2005	Hail	Foreman	-	no account filed
November 2005	Hail	Foreman	-	no account filed
May 2004	Hail	Foreman	-	no account filed
April 2004	Hail	Foreman	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Foreman	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Little River 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

3 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
New Rocky Comfort Jail	under 500 feet	1994
Hawkins House	0.2 miles	1996
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church	0.6 miles	1998

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 96000642 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Little River County	All 20 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.