McGhee Block

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.

From the record

One of 43 National Register listings published here for Aiken County · listed in 2024 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 201-209 Richland Avenue W, Aiken, 29801
When was it listed? January 2024
Category. building
Census division. Aiken
National Register reference number. 100009883 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

448 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 448 fires within 5 miles of McGhee Block between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,345 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 44 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	155
Debris and open burning	125
Misuse of fire by a minor	68
Arson/incendiarism	44
Natural	19
Equipment and vehicle use	12
Other causes	8
Smoking	6
Power generation/transmission/distribution	5
Railroad operations and maintenance	3
Recreation and ceremony	2
Fireworks	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
9 September 2008	Natural	2.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
9 September 1999	Natural	3.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
9 September 1998	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 2017	Misuse of fire by a minor	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 2019	Natural	29 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 2017	Smoking	2.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2009	Misuse of fire by a minor	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Aiken County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of McGhee Block: 23 past producers, 9 unknowns, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Aiken Mine	Kaolin	Producer
Barden Mine	Kaolin	Unknown
Rodgers-Younce Mine	Kaolin	Unknown
Finley Sand and Clay Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown	Sedimentary
Finley Sand and Clay Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gene Williams Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Sand and Clay Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unidentified Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Aiken County Pit East	Clay	Past Producer
Aiken County Pit West	Clay	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Aiken County

Storms near this property

60 of 134 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aiken, the town this property stands in, in 134 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 79 thunderstorm wind, 40 hail, 6 tornado, 4 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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
January 2008	Lightning	Aiken	1 killed, 1 hurt	Fifty six year old Brenda F. Baker was struck and killed by lightning while she was taking a break at her job. A second employee was also struck but only suffered minor injuries.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$24,000	Aiken county sheriff reported trees down across the county.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$22,000	Public reported a tree down on a home on Palm Drive in Aiken.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$16,000	Aiken County Standard reported several willow trees and a couple of landmarks were taken down in Aiken when a thunderstorm moved through.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$12,000	WAGT TV and Emergency Manager reported many trees down in and around Aiken and on Whiskey and Meal roads.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$8,000	Sheriff and EM reported trees down on Old Jackson Highway and very large branches down in town.
July 1997	Lightning	Aiken	$8,000	Lightning struck a home and caused some damage. there were no injuries.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$6,000	Sheriff reported trees down on the road and powerlines near the intersection of Trolley Line Road and Vaucluse Road in Aiken.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$6,000	Emergency Manger reported several trees down in the city of Aiken.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$6,000	Emergency Manager reported several trees down in Aiken.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$4,000	Sheriff reported trees down in the Beech Island area.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$4,000	SKYWARN spotter reported trees down on Waterloo Road at US 1 in Aiken.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$4,000	Sheriff reported trees down at the intersection of Powderhouse road and Vanderbilt road southeast of Aiken.
June 2003	Lightning	Aiken	$3,500	Lightning struck a pine tree which fell on a pickup truck doing moderate damage.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$3,000	Highway Patrol reported trees down at the intersection of Silver Bluff road and Dougherty road.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$3,000	Sheriff reported multiple trees down near the intersection of Powderhouse road and Whiskey road.
December 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$3,000	SKYWARN spotter reported trees down on hwy 191 near Eureka.
September 2016	Flash Flood	Aiken	$1,000	Reported the intersection of Richland Avenue and Gaston Road closed due to flooding.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$1,000	DOT reported a couple of trees down on Hwy 19 on the south side of Aiken.
January 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$1,000	Sheriff reported large limbs down on powerlines on Chalk Bed Road near Graniteville.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	$500	DOT reported a large tree down near Toolebeck road and Deloach Way.
May 2023	Hail	Aiken	$100	Two public reports, via social media, of pea size hail in and near downtown Aiken.
July 2017	Hail	Aiken	$100	Public reported dime to penny size hail at the Aiken Mall.
April 2022	Hail	Aiken	$10	Public report, via mPING, of pea size hail.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	SC Dept. of Public Safety reports trees down on Jehossee Dr. SE in Aiken near Citizens Park. Time estimated from radar.
November 2024	Flash Flood	Aiken	-	Aiken County Dispatch reported a stalled vehicle near the intersection of Monterey Drive and Shannon Lane.
November 2024	Flash Flood	Aiken	-	Social media report that the Aiken Department of Public Safety closed Whiskey Road between Knox Ave. and Grace Ave. due to flooding.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Several reports from Aiken County Emergency Manager along with public reports of trees and powerlines down in downtown Aiken. One tree reported down in front of the Aiken Library and another down along Richland Avenue.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Highway patrol reported a tree in the roadway at Evans Rd in the city of Aiken.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	SC Highway Patrol reports tree in roadway at Silver Bluff Rd. and SC-302. Time estimated by radar.
March 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	SCHP reported tree in roadway on Wrights Mill Rd.
March 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	SCHP reported trees down Rushton Rd at Old Wagener Rd. Time estimated based on radar.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Multiple trees down throughout the county.
April 2017	Hail	Aiken	-	Quarter size hail at Two Notch Rd and Brandy Rd.
April 2017	Tornado (EF0)	Aiken	-	Several trees downed in multiple directions along Longwood Dr indicates that a brief tornado occurred in the Aiken Estates subdivision.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Multiple trees down near Lynwood Dr and Longwood Dr in the Aiken Estates subdivision.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Thunderstorm winds downed 2 trees at Powderhouse Rd and Woodwardia Glen in SE Aiken.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Multiple trees and power lines down.
September 2016	Heavy Rain	Aiken	-	Measured 5.0 inches of rain in Aiken.
June 2015	Heavy Rain	Aiken	-	Trained spotter reported 2.25 inches of rain in a half hour along with wind gusts of 35 to 40mph.
July 2012	Hail	Aiken	-	Public reported hail with some stones as large as quarters covering the deck. Large tree limbs were also down on Gray Horse Hollow Road in Aiken.
May 2011	Hail	Aiken	-	Sheriff reported nickel to quarter size hail on the south side of Aiken.
February 2009	Hail	Aiken	-	Public reported 3/4 inch hail on hwy 302 in Aiken.
March 2009	Hail	Aiken	-	Public reported penny size hail on Whiskey Road.
July 2009	Hail	Aiken	-	Public reported golf ball size hail near state road 19 about 3 miles north of I-20.
May 2008	Hail	Aiken	-	SKYWARN HAM radio spotters reported quarter to golf ball size hail.
May 2008	Hail	Aiken	-	Public reported 2 inch hail in Aiken.
May 2008	Hail	Aiken	-	Public reported 1 inch hail in Aiken.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Large stone fountain at center of town was blow over and damaged from a microburst.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Sheriff reported a couple of trees down an minor flooding in low lying areas.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	COOP observer reported several trees down along I-20 west to west southwest of Aiken.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Aiken Electric reported power lines down on Mill Race Rd.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Aiken Electric reported power lines down on Rushton Rd.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Aiken Electric reported power lines down on Croft Mill Rd.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Dispatch reported trees and powerlines down.
March 2008	Hail	Aiken	-	Public reported quarter size hail with a second storm that came through the area.
February 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Newspaper reported power outages in communities around the Aiken area from thunderstorm winds.
June 2007	Hail	Aiken	-	Public reported quarter size hail at Sand Hills Grocery store.
August 2007	Hail	Aiken	-	Public reported nickel size hail.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Aiken	-	Santee Cooper Electric reported six wooden H-Frame electrical transmission towers, each 65 to 70 feet in height, were blown down.

Every storm recorded in Aiken County

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 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Commercial Hotel	under 500 feet	2024
Court Tennis Building	under 500 feet	1984
US Court House-Aiken, South Carolina	0.2 miles	2003
St. Mary Help of Christians Church	0.2 miles	1982
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church	0.2 miles	1984
Immanuel School	0.2 miles	2009

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100009883 in Record Group 79.
Aiken County	All 43 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.