Fargo, AR · Monroe County

Home inspection in Fargo, Arkansas.

Closer Look Inspectors offers home inspections in Fargo, Monroe County, Arkansas. Fargo 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 Fargo homes need a local read

Fargo is the home of the Fargo Agricultural School, which Floyd Brown began operating in 1919, and its National Register Fargo Training School Historic District.

History: Post office established 1898; Platted in 1911 on land owned by Leroy Washington Mahon; Incorporated January 6, 1987.

Housing: Fargo Training School Historic District (NRHP, May 27, 2010) with buildings constructed 1955 to 1960 and an older gymnasium.

Around town: Fargo Training School Historic District; Floyd Brown-Fargo Agricultural Museum; U.S. Highway 49.

Water, flooding and moisture in Fargo

Water nearby: Cache River drains the northern part of Monroe County.

Flood history: Flooding in the spring of 1945 destroyed the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad track between Fargo and Kensett.

EPA's Map of Radon Zones places Monroe 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

Delta and Crowley's Ridge homes.

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

1960s ranch home on a flat lot with cotton fields far behind, summer

1960s ranch home on a flat lot with cotton fields far behind, autumn

Newer two-story brick home in a suburban subdivision, summer

Newer two-story brick home in a suburban subdivision, autumn

Small-town home near a river levee, summer

Small-town home near a river levee, autumn

1950s red-brick home with a carport — Home inspection in Fargo, AR

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Questions

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What historic district is in Fargo?

The Fargo Training School Historic District, consisting of buildings constructed between 1955 and 1960 as well as an older gymnasium, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 2010.

Has flooding affected Fargo?

Flooding in the spring of 1945 destroyed the M&NA railroad track between Fargo and Kensett.

How did Fargo begin?

A post office opened in 1898 and the town was platted in 1911. Residents voted to incorporate in 1987 to obtain federal and state money for roads and water systems.

Is radon a concern in north Arkansas?

EPA places 14 Arkansas counties in Zone 2, including Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Sharp and Stone, meaning predicted average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L. Washington, Craighead and Pulaski counties are Zone 3. EPA says the zone map does not predict any single home, and it recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or more.

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