Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
“The William Ayers House is a historic house located at 820 North 12th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas.”
Wikipedia article William Ayers House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Sebastian County · listed in 1999 · 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 13 fires within 5 miles of William Ayers House between 1996 and 2020, burning about 139 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 June 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 March 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 March 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 March 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 February 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | CRA6668536 |
| 27 December 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 December 2005 | Smoking | 25 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | STATE 059 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of William Ayers House: 11 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Smith Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Arkhola Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ashland Sand& Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort Smith, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1993 and 1995: 13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Smith | $50,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Smith | $5,000 | Several trees were knocked down near the Fort Smith Airport. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Smith | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a light pole onto I-540. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Smith | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Smith | $4,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | An isolated severe thunderstorm produced dime size hail in Fort Smith. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | Severe thunderstorms moved through northwest Arkansas during the late evening of May 7th. Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Cherokee City and in Sulphur Springs, and trees were also blown down in Hiawasse. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down telephone lines in Eureka Springs, and large tree branches were blown down by 60 mile an hour winds in Huntsville. Nickel-size hail fell at Fort Smith and at Greenwood, and dime-size hail fell two miles west of Lincoln. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | no account filed |
| March 1995 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Smith | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Fort Smith | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | W. H. H. Clayton House | 0.7 miles | 1970 |
 | William J. Murphy House | 0.7 miles | 1979 |
| Angus McLeod House | 0.7 miles | 1978 | |
 | Fort Smith's Belle Grove Historic District | 0.7 miles | 1973 |
 | Joseph Knoble Brewery | 0.7 miles | 1972 |
 | Bonneville House | 0.8 miles | 1971 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99000792 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sebastian County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
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