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Photograph of Greer Post Office
Photograph by Bill Fitzpatrick, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Greer Post Office

Built in 1935 (Colonial Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

From the record

“The Greer Post Office is a historic building and former United States post office in Greer, South Carolina, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Colonial Revival-style post office was constructed in 1935 under the supervision of the Public Works Administration during the New Deal era and designed by New York City-based architect Donald G.”

Wikipedia article Greer Post Office, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 97 National Register listings published here for Greenville County · listed in 2011 · category: Building · built in 1935, Colonial Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · 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. 106 S Main St, Greer, 29687
  • When was it listed? January 2011
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Taylors
  • When was it built? 1935
  • Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 10001184 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

54 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Greer Post Office between 1993 and 2019, burning about 193 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined23
Debris and open burning13
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2011Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 July 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Greenville County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Greer Post Office: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Barnett & Simmons DepositsMicaOccurrence
Sandy Flat QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerMetamorphic
Rabun QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sandy Flats QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Greenville County

Storms near this property

46 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greer, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 23 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 1996Thunderstorm WindGreer1 killed, 3 hurt, $100,000no account filed
February 2020FloodGreer$1,000,000Although rainfall rates steadily decreased across Greenville County through the evening hours flooding persisted within the Saluda Enoree and Reedy River basins well into the overnight hours. Major flooding developed along the Saluda River during this time from west Greenville to Piedmont to West Pelzer with water inundating several homes and numerous roads flooded. This was the most significant flooding along that portion of the Saluda since October 1964, while Reedy River flooding in the Greenville area was the worst since September 2004. Flooding ended in most areas during the pre-dawn hours of the 7th although river flooding persisted along the Saluda River through the evening of the 7th.
June 2010Flash FloodGreer$20,000Some apartment units at Poplar Place Apartments were flooded due to Maple Creek overflowing its banks as well as drainage issues.
May 1999LightningGreer$20,000no account filed
August 2003Flash FloodGreer$10,000Several inches of rain fell in just over an hour, resulting in flooding in and around Greer. Numerous roads were flooded. In Pelham, damage was done to a highway that was under construction.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindGreer$5,000Several trees were blown down throughout the city.
August 1998LightningGreer$5,000Gusty winds or lightning, most likely lightning, caused a tree to split in downtown Greer. The tree fell on a storefront awning.
March 2016HailGreer-NWS employee reported 3/4 inch hail.
June 2014HailGreer-Spotter reported penny size hail in the Blue Ridge community.
April 2012HailGreer-Quarter size hail fell near Greer High School.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindGreer-Large tree limbs were blown down in the Greer area.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGreer-Trees were blown down along highway 14 in the Greer area.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindGreer-A tree was blown down near the intersection of Batesville Rd and Old Spartanburg Rd in Greer. Two other trees were downed on Roper Mountain Rd in the Five Forks area, and a tree was downed on Piney Mountain Rd in Greenville.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindGreer-Multiple trees were blown down, some onto power lines, northwest of Greer.
February 2007HailGreer-Reported on highway 14 near Barry Hill Rd.
August 2007HailGreer-Reported at the intersection of Suber Rd and Brushy Creek Rd.
April 2006HailGreer-Reported on Wade Hampton Ave.
April 2006HailGreer-Nickel size hail at the intersection of highway 14 and I-85.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindGreer-Shingles blown off a utility building and several large limbs down.
June 2006HailGreer-Hail lasted about 10 minutes.
August 2006Heavy RainGreer-Urban flooding of several flood-prone intersections on Wade Hampton Bvd in Greer. Some of the intersections were covered with more than a foot of water.
June 2005HailGreer-Reported at intersection of Ansel School Rd and highway 14.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindGreer-A couple of trees were blown down near the intersection of Bulls Rd and highway 290.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindGreer-Several trees and large tree limbs were blown down along highway 290.
May 2003HailGreer-Hail accumulated to depths of 6 to 12 inches.
May 2003HailGreer-Hail fell in the Glassy Mountain area.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindGreer-Some large trees were blown down.
April 2001HailGreer-Storm spotter reported dime-sized hail in downtown Greer.
October 2001HailGreer-Police reported dime-sized hail fell in Greer.
May 2008HailGreer-no account filed
May 2007HailGreer-no account filed
May 2007HailGreer-no account filed
May 2006HailGreer-no account filed
May 2005HailGreer-no account filed
July 2004HailGreer-no account filed
July 2004HailGreer-no account filed
February 2000Thunderstorm WindGreer-no account filed
July 2000HailGreer-no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindGreer-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindGreer-no account filed
May 1998HailGreer-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGreer-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindGreer-no account filed
June 1996LightningGreer-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindGreer-no account filed
January 1995HailGreer-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greenville 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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Southern Bleachery and Print Works2.6 miles2012
Gilreath's Mill3.7 miles1976
Earle R. Taylor House and Peach Packing Shed3.8 miles2012
Paris Mountain State Park Historic District3.9 miles1998
Greer Mill5.0 miles2022
Louie James House5.2 miles1996

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 10001184 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Greenville CountyAll 97 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.