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One of 10 National Register listings published here for Allendale County · listed in 2022 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Allendale Training School
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.
The listing
- Address. 4561 Allendale-Fairfax Hwy., Allendale, 29810
- When was it listed? June 2022
- Category. building
- Also known as. African-American Primary and Secondary School Buildings MPS; Equalization Schools in South Carolina, 1951-1960
- Census division. Allendale
- National Register reference number. 100007773 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Allendale Training School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 744 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 46 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 67 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Smoking | 1.3 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Storms near this property
60 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Allendale, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 43 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 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 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Allendale | $25,000 | Roof damage to several buildings, numerous trees and powerlines down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $15,000 | The Allendale county Emergency Manager reported a tree down and through the roof of a mobile home on Fig Lane in Allendale, South Carolina. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Allendale | $15,000 | The Allendale county Emergency Manager reported two homes were caught on fire by lightning strikes in Allendale, South Carolina. One home was located on Burton Ferry Highway with damage resulting from the fire. The other home was located on Christian Estate with little to no damage. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $10,000 | The Allendale County Warning Point reported numerous trees and power lines down on Barton Road, Citadel Street and Blanton Road in Allendale. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $5,000 | Numerous trees were reported down in various locations in and around Allendale, South Carolina. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $5,000 | Trees and powerlines downed by wind. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $5,000 | Thunderstorms accompanied by hail and strong winds moved across central, eastern and southern South Carolina during the afternoon and evening causing considerable but mostly minor damage. Fallen trees closed Lightwood Knot Road in southern Lee County, trees and large limbs blown down in Clarendon, Lee and Orangeburg Counties. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $4,500 | A county official reported trees and power lines down in various locations in Allendale County. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $3,500 | Seven trees were reported down across the town of Allendale, South Carolina. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $3,000 | The Allendale county 911 Dispatch center reported trees and power lines down on Bostick Road, 3 miles south of Allendale, South Carolina. |
| February 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted or snapped off a few trees and broke off large tree limbs in several locations from 1 mile south of Allendale to 1.5 miles northeast of Sycamore. The damage 1.5 miles northeast of Sycamore occurred around 1912 EST. |
| February 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Allendale | $3,000 | A tornado developed about 1 mile southeast of Allendale and traveled north-northeast about 60 yards before lifting. The tornado was about 30 yards wide and had maximum wind speeds estimated to be 90 mph. This puts the tornado in the low end of the F1 category. This tornado uprooted trees and damaged the skirting of a mobile home. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $2,250 | An emergency manager reported a tree down on a mobile home. |
| August 2018 | Lightning | Allendale | $2,000 | An emergency manager reported minor damage to a county building. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported large trees down at Highway 321 and Williams Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported large trees down at Highway 125 and Bluff Road. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $2,000 | Trees and power lines down along Highway 278 |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $2,000 | 5 trees down in Allendale. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $2,000 | Large tree down on Bluff Road. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Allendale | $1,000 | Emergency Manager reported several roads closed due to flash flooding. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $1,000 | An emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Barton Street and Flat Street. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down at the intersection of College and Wagner Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $1,000 | A trained weather spotter reported a tree down across Highway 125 in Allendale, South Carolina. The tree was approximately 30 to 40 feet tall and 15 to 20 inches in diameter. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $1,000 | The Allendale county Emergency Manager reported power lines down near the intersection of Revolutionary Trail and Fig Lane, 2 miles south of Allendale, South Carolina. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $1,000 | A public report was received of two trees down at 56 Main Street in Allendale, South Carolina. |
| February 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $1,000 | Two trees were reported down on Highway 3 and Highway 278 about 1 mile east of Allendale. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $1,000 | Power lines down off Highway 301 N. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $500 | Allendale County warning point reported a tree down on Water Street. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $500 | One large tree was reported down in Allendale, South Carolina. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Allendale County Emergency Management reported a tree fell and damaged the doorway of a building in the 140 block of Augusta Highway. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Allendale | - | A business in Allendale reported hail up to the size of nickels. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Allendale County dispatch reported a power pole down and a railroad crossing gate broken at the intersection of Augusta Highway and Bluff Road. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | The Allendale 911 Call Center reported a tree down on a power line along Highway 278. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | The Allendale County South Carolina Department of Transportation office reported a tree down on Gum Street West in Allendale. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | The Allendale County 911 Call Center reported trees down on Rayzor Road near Route 301. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Allendale | - | A report roadway closed at Highway 125 and Highway 278 due to flooding. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Allendale | - | Flash flooding reported on Short Street in Allendale. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Allendale | - | A trained weather spotter reported nickel size hail near the intersection of Highway 301 and Bluff Road in Allendale, South Carolina. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Allendale | - | A Law Enforcement official reported penny size hail in Allendale, South Carolina. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Allendale | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Allendale, South Carolina. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees along Highway 3 and 278. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Trees were blown down on Highway 125. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Allendale | - | A tornado knocked down and snapped off numerous trees. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Allendale | - | Heavy rain flooded numerous roads including Highway 301 northeast of Allendale. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Several trees were down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Several large limbs were down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | An oak tree fell on a moble home and did extensive damage. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Wind blew down several trees. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Several large limbs down. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Allendale | - | Golfball size hail reported. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Several trees blown down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Several large tree limbs down. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Trees down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Trees down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Allendale | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Allendale | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Hail | Allendale | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | no account filed |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | 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
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Allendale County Courthouse | 1.0 miles | 2007 |
 | Roselawn | 2.9 miles | 1976 |
 | Virginia Durant Young House | 4.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Colding-Walker House | 4.7 miles | 1998 |
 | Smyrna Baptist Church | 5.2 miles | 1976 |
 | Gravel Hill Plantation | 5.5 miles | 1976 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007773 in Record Group 79. |
| Allendale County | All 10 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.
- 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.