Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
“Utley House is a historic house at 401 West Pine Street in Cabot, Arkansas. It is a wood-frame American Foursquare house, with a hip roof, weatherboard siding, and a brick foundation.”
Wikipedia article Dr. E.F. Utley House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Lonoke County · listed in 1998 · 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 62 fires within 5 miles of Dr. E.F. Utley House between 2000 and 2017, burning about 1,628 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 31 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2008 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dr. E.F. Utley House: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Exploration | Aluminum | Occurrence | Bauxite | |
| Cabot Quarry & Mill No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cabot Quarry & Mill No 2 | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Cabot Quarry and Mill No 2 | Flagstone | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cabot, the town this property stands in, in 166 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 65 thunderstorm wind, 64 hail, 17 flash flood, 9 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Cabot | $2,000,000 | A tornado began southwest of Cabot and was most intense as it traveled through industrial and business areas on the west side of the railroad tracks in Cabot. Business structures destroyed included a self-storage warehouse and two storage buildings. A truck repair building was badly damaged, and two large warehouses also suffered damage. Several vehicles on a used-car lot were damaged when a large canopy fell. A canopy was damaged at a gas station, and there was roof damage to several businesses. To the east of the railroad tracks, numerous houses sustained roof damage, both in the middle of Cabot and on northeast through the Shiloh subdivision. A few houses and vehicles were damaged by falling trees. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees, some of which fell on houses. |
| September 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Cabot | $300,000 | This tornado was spawned by Tropical Storm Ike. The tornado peeled the metal structure off a self-storage warehouse building. Although the items stored in the warehouse were left pretty much in place, heavy rain poured onto them, badly damaging them. The roofs of several apartment buildings were damaged. In some cases, holes in the roof were large enough to allow rainwater to fall into the apartments. Metal buildings at an abandoned lumber yard had strips to metal torn off and thrown onto neighboring properties. A medical supply company's roof was damaged and bay doors were blown in. The facade of a strip mall was damaged, and business signs at the strip mall were blown out. Fences were blown down, as were power poles, power lines, and several large trees. |
| May 2010 | Lightning | Cabot | $200,000 | Lightning struck a residence north-northwest of Cabot. The resulting fire destroyed the second floor of the house, and the first floor was heavily damaged by water. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $75,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Cabot. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $75,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $25,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down, causing power outages in Cabot. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Cabot | $25,000 | High water was observed at a sand and gravel company on Arkansas Highway 321 near Cabot. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $10,000 | Several trees and fences were blown down by the wind. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $10,000 | Siding was blown off of several homes in Cabot from a thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $10,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $10,000 | A water drain on the side of an apartment complex was damaged. Shingles and siding were blown off. |
| March 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Cabot | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $5,000 | A tree and a road sign were blown down, partially blocking U.S. 67/167 southbound. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees onto power lines. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $2,000 | Outdoor recreation equipment was damaged. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $1,000 | A large tree was snapped in half and some shingles were blown off a home due to the high winds. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | $1,000 | Large limbs were blown down. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Cabot | $1,000 | The intersection of Arkansas Highway 5 and U.S. Highway 67/167 flooded. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Cabot | - | Roadway completely covered by flood waters near Cabot High School. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Cabot | - | Kerr Station Road in Cabot was covered by water in several locations. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Cabot | - | Quarter-sized hail fell in the city of Cabot. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | Trees were blown down on a house and a fence was blown over near Cabot Community Park. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | Several trees were blown over in the community of Cabot resulting in numerous power outages. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Cabot | - | Nickel sized hail fell in the community of Cabot. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Cabot | - | Quarter sized hail fell in the town of Cabot. |
| April 2023 | Heavy Rain | Cabot | - | Cabot received 3.00 inches of rain in a 24 hour period ending at 600 am CST. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | A large part of a tree fell across a truck in Cabot. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | Multiple trees and powerlines were blown down in Cabot. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | Multiple trees were uprooted or snapped on the east side of Cabot. Additionally, multiple power poles were blown down. Metal roofing material was removed from a couple businesses in town and large sections of singles were removed from several businesses and homes. Some privacy fences were blown down and portions of fascia removed from a couple homes. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Cabot | - | Numerous roads in Cabot were underwater. |
| October 2022 | Hail | Cabot | - | Several reports were received of nickel to quarter size hail across the city of Cabot. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Cabot | - | Two inch hail fell in Cabot. |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | Multiple trees were blown down in Cabot. |
| December 2021 | Flash Flood | Cabot | - | Roads were flooded in Cabot. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Cabot | - | Reports of dime to penny size hail came in from Cabot. The time was estimated from radar and reports were relayed via social media. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | Large tree limbs were broken and power poles were down on Honeysuckle Lane. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | Two large oak trees were blown down in The Meadows Addition. The time was estimated from radar. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | A HAM radio operator reported a 65 mph wind gust. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | Widespread trees were blown down in Cabot. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Cabot | - | Water was over the road in the Greyhawk Addition. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | A large branch was blown down onto East Myrtle St. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Cabot | - | Street flooding was reported in Cabot. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Cabot | - | Peters Road Southwest of Cabot is mostly underwater. |
| November 2018 | Flash Flood | Cabot | - | Water was flowing over Campground Road southeast of Cabot. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | A large diameter hardwood tree limb was snapped off. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Cabot | - | Thunderbird Drive was flooded. A few houses had water in them. Diederich Lane going from hwy 321 to Campground Rd. was almost impassable due to high water. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Cabot | - | Flash flooding was observed on Mount Tabor Rd. and in several other areas of northern Lonoke County. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Cabot | - | Rain measured 3.15 inches and fell in 3.5 hours from 7 pm to 1030 pm. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Cabot | - | Portions of South Pine St. were flooded. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | Trees and power lines were down in Cabot. |
| April 2017 | Heavy Rain | Cabot | - | The 24 hour rainfall total was 5.75 inches. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | A large tree was down in Cabot. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabot | - | Trees were down and awnings ripped up at various locations across the city. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Cabot | - | Quarter sized hail in Cabot. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Cabot | - | Street flooding was reported in neighborhoods around the Mt. Tabor area of Cabot. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sears House | 3.7 miles | 1992 |
 | Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery | 5.0 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000623 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lonoke County | All 32 listed properties in this county. |
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