Damascus, AR · Van Buren County

Home inspection in Damascus, Arkansas.

Closer Look Inspectors offers home inspections in Damascus, Van Buren County, Arkansas. Damascus homes are inspected by a local partner in our Arkansas network, and every report is photo-mapped and delivered within 24 hours.

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Why Damascus homes need a local read

Damascus sits on U.S. Highway 65 on the Faulkner and Van Buren county line and is known for the Titan II missile base that went active in 1963.

History: First settled by William Hutto in 1874 as the community of Hutto; Renamed Damascus when a post office was requested in 1887; Incorporated July 15, 1966.

Housing: The 1933 Damascus Gymnasium is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and a Civilian Conservation Corps camp built next to the highway in the Depression dramatically increased the town's population.

Setting: A plateau between Pine Mountain Creek and Batesville Creek, heavily timbered until the later nineteenth century.

Water, flooding and moisture in Damascus

EPA's Map of Radon Zones places Van Buren County in Zone 3 (predicted average indoor levels below 2 pCi/L). EPA notes that homes vary within any zone, so the map does not predict a single house.

In pictures

Ozark hill-country homes.

Illustrative photos of the kinds of homes and conditions found in this area.

Well pump house beside a rural home on a wooded hillside, summer

Well pump house beside a rural home on a wooded hillside, winter

Gravel driveway winding up to a hilltop home, summer

Gravel driveway winding up to a hilltop home, winter

Metal-roof farmhouse with a big front porch on acreage, summer

Metal-roof farmhouse with a big front porch on acreage, winter

Early-1900s two-story frame house with a deep front porch — Home inspection in Damascus, AR

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How did Damascus get its name?

The community was at first called Hutto, and local histories describe William Hutto as the first resident of the area, arriving in 1874. When settlers applied for a post office in 1887 they chose the name Damascus, remembering a Syrian city prominently mentioned in the Bible.

What is Damascus known for?

The Titan II missile base built north of town in 1961 became active on December 18, 1963, and the silo was closed after an explosion on September 19, 1980. The town also has the 1933 Damascus Gymnasium, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Where does the town sit?

Damascus is on U.S. Highway 65 on the county line between Faulkner and Van Buren counties, on a plateau between Pine Mountain Creek and Batesville Creek.

Do sinkholes and flood zones affect homes in north and northeast Arkansas?

The Springfield Plateau is underlain by Boone Formation limestone where solution and collapse sinkholes are abundant, and the Salem Plateau has sinkholes in its dolostones. The Mississippi Alluvial Plain is the flattest part of the state with often poorly drained soils. Standard homeowners insurance does not cover flood, so buyers should check a property's FEMA flood zone.

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