Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“Kinard House is a historic home located at Ninety Six, Greenwood County, South Carolina. It was built about 1885, and is a two-story, five-bay, gable-front-and-wing Folk Victorian dwelling.”
Wikipedia article Kinard House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Greenwood County · listed in 2007 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Kinard House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 501 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ninety Six, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 19 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Lightning | Ninety Six | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | $5,000 | EM and newspaper reported multiple trees, limbs, and power lines blown down in the Ninety-Six area, with one tree on a garage on Lowell St. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | $5,000 | A tree was blown onto a vehicle. |
| June 2000 | Lightning | Ninety Six | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | $2,000 | Public reported a large tree limb fell on a house. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines in the Ninety Six area. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | NWS storm survey found a swath of downburst damage on the grounds of the Ninety Six National Historic Park. Numerous trees were blown down from north-to-south across the park, with the most significant damage observed near the southern boundary. Emergency manager reported some damage that extended to areas just south of the park. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | County comms reported trees blown down along Highway 702. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | County comms reported multiple power lines blown down in Ninety Six, including on Cambridge St. Two trees were also blown down on Pheasant Road near the Saluda County line. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | Media reported trees blown down in the Ninety Six area. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | PD reported multiple trees blown down from near Ninety Six to the Laurens County line. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | County comms reported several large tree limbs blown down across Ninety Six National Historic Site. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | Trees were blown down around the Ninety Six community, including along Louden Rd about 3 miles southwest of town, Gervais St in town and Watts Bridge Rd 2.5 miles north of town. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | Large tree limbs were blown down at Ninety Six National Historic Site. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | Several trees were blown down between Greenwood and Ninety Six. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | Trees were blown down around the Ninety-Six area. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | A couple of trees were blown down in Ninety Six. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | Power lines blown down in a subdivision near highway 34. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Ninety Six | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Ninety Six | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninety Six | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Southern Railway Depot | 0.3 miles | 2011 |
| Edgewood School | 0.6 miles | 2024 | |
 | Ninety Six National Historic Site | 1.5 miles | 1969 |
 | Moore-Kinard House | 5.9 miles | 1983 |
 | J. Wesley Brooks House | 6.2 miles | 1973 |
 | The Oaks | 6.6 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000119 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Greenwood County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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