BlockFrom the record
One of 13 National Register listings published here for McCurtain County · listed in 1975 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Jefferson Gardner House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Gardner, Jefferson, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 3 mi. W of Eagletown off U.S. 70, Eagletown, 74728
- When was it listed? April 1975
- Category. building
- Census division. Broken Bow
- National Register reference number. 75002068 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
922 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 922 fires within 5 miles of Jefferson Gardner House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,817 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 513 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 | 513 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 234 |
| Debris and open burning | 91 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
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 | 28 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Talihina Agency | NICHOLS |
| 9 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10325 |
| 9 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Talihina Agency | 0444 |
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Talihina Agency | 0440 |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Talihina Agency | 0443 |
| 7 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BOUNDARY ROAD FIRE |
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Jefferson Gardner House: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Dunham Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| B & B Sand & Gravel Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stiles Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
31 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eagletown, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 13 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 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 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Eagletown | $5,000 | Multiple trees were snapped and a small convenience store had roof damage along a 2.5 mile track. The tornado touched down one mile north northwest of Eagletown, Oklahoma on Hwy. 24 then continued east for 2.5 miles ending just north of Hwy. 24. Winds were estimated at 75-85 mph. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF2) | Eagletown | $1,000 | The tornado first touched down in extreme east central McCurtain County just one quarter of a mile from the McCurtain County, Sevier County line. Several trees were downed on the McCurtain County side of the state line with a few power lines downed as well. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Eagletown | $600 | Hail smashed a windshield out of a motorists car. Car was sitting still at the time. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Eagletown | - | Low water crossing along Reed Road flooded just north of U.S. Highway 70. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Eagletown | - | Low water crossing along Stuffy Road over Liksuklo Creek flooded. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Eagletown | - | Golf ball size hail reported in Eagletown. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Eagletown | - | Hen egg size hail reported just north of Eagletown. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Eagletown | - | Half dollar size hail reported near the Oklahoma and Arkansas state line east of Eagletown. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | Tree downed on Panki Bok Road in Eagletown. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Eagletown | - | Flooding at the confluence of Lick Creek and Liksuklo Creek on Reed Road. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Eagletown | - | Quarter size hail reported just north of Eagletown via social media. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | Multiple power poles were damaged just southeast of Eagletown. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Eagletown | - | High water covered several roads in and near Eagletown. Report from a Game Warden. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Eagletown | - | A picture of golf ball size hail that fell between Broken Bow and Eagletown was posted to social media. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | Wind gusts were estimated near 65 mph in Eagletown. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | A tree was blown down on Red Arrow Road just east of Broken Bow. |
| September 2019 | Heavy Rain | Eagletown | - | A seven hour storm total rainfall amount of 7.07 inches was recorded at the Broken Bow Mesonet station about 7 miles east of Broken Bow near the Eagletown community. This was in addition of the 3.07 inches that was recorded on September 20th. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | Numerous large tree limbs were downed. A private weather station measured a 66 mph wind gust just northwest of Eagletown. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | A few trees and large limbs were downed south of Eagletown. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Eagletown | - | Penny size hail fell in Eagletown. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Eagletown | - | Several roads were underwater and closed with swift water washing a truck off the road in Eagletown, Oklahoma. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Eagletown | - | One county road was closed due to excessive heavy rainfall. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | High winds downed several tree limbs causing power line damage. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Eagletown | - | no account filed |
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
1 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiner School | 0.8 miles | 1980 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75002068 in Record Group 79. |
| McCurtain County | All 13 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.