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Photograph of Burt-Stark Mansion
Photograph by Echo Novelty Shop, Albertype Company, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Armistead Burt House

A National Historic Landmark. Built in 1865 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

From the record

“The Burt-Stark Mansion, also known as Armistead Burt House, in Abbeville, South Carolina was the site of the last Council of War of cabinet members of the Confederate government. On May 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis, hoping to continue the struggle, met unanimous opposition and realized the Confederate independence cause was lost.”

Wikipedia article Burt-Stark Mansion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 17 National Register listings published here for Abbeville County · listed in 1970 · category: Building · built in 1865, Greek Revival architecture · a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • National Historic Landmark. The highest federal designation, held by about 2,600 places in the country against roughly 100,000 Register listings.
  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss, 1 site as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Burt, Armistead, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 306 N. Main St., Abbeville, 29620
  • When was it listed? April 1970
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Abbeville
  • When was it built? 1865
  • Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 70000559 - 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

223 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 223 fires within 5 miles of Armistead Burt House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 300 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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/undetermined88
Debris and open burning56
Equipment and vehicle use24
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Arson/incendiarism12
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Smoking9
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
9 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2005Debris and open burning4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commission1974 CEDAR SPRINGS SOUTH
23 September 2014Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFrancis Marion & Sumter National ForestsEBENEEZER
2 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2005Smoking2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 1999Arson/incendiarism10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Abbeville County

Storms near this property

60 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abbeville, the town this property stands in, in 64 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 35 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 5 lightning, 3 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1999LightningAbbeville$100,000no account filed
March 2019Tornado (EF0)Abbeville$50,000NWS storm survey found the path of a weak tornado on the north side of the city of Abbeville. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Beltline Rd and Highway 20. The tornado moved due east through a forested area before impacting a residential neighborhood near the intersection of Mt Olive Church Rd and Old Douglas Mill Rd. In addition to numerous trees and power lines being blown down along the path, a large oak tree fell through a home, a metal carport was ripped from another home, and column supports torn from another home in this area.
September 2004Flash FloodAbbeville$26,000no account filed
April 2005Thunderstorm WindAbbeville$10,000Numerous trees and power lines blown down in and around the city. At least one tree fell on a house.
April 2005LightningAbbeville$10,000Lightning struck the steeple of Abbeville Presbyterian Church, igniting a fire.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindAbbeville$10,000Numerous trees were blown down. Power and telephone poles were snapped.
September 2004Flash FloodAbbeville$6,000no account filed
February 1997Thunderstorm WindAbbeville$5,000no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm WindAbbeville$5,000no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindAbbeville$4,000Public reported multiple trees down and minor damage to a few mobile homes on Flatwood Rd.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindAbbeville$3,000Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down.
October 2015FloodAbbeville$1,000After early morning flash flooding, rain rates moderated across the lower Piedmont, but flooding gradually expanded, with high water conditions remaining in place throughout much of the 4th. The main stream affected during this time was Dry Creek and/or Long Cane Creek, with Miller Mill Rd closed due to high water.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Public reported (via Social Media) multiple trees blown down in the Abbeville area.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-County comms relayed multiple reports of trees blown down just east of the city of Abbeville.
May 2021HailAbbeville-Spotter reported golf ball size hail in the Abbeville area.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Emergency manager reported several trees blown down across the county.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Abbeville area.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-A couple trees were blown down around Abbeville, including on Trail Drive and the Highway 28 bypass on the west side of town.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-A tree was blown down on Rock Hill Road, about 5 miles northwest of Abbeville.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Several trees were blown down near Abbeville.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Trees and power lines were blown down on highway 28 near highway 20.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Trees were blown down on Stephenson Rd with additional trees down on Carolina Circle in the city.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Trees were blown down along highway 72 a little to the southwest of Abbeville.
December 2009Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Several trees were blown down in and around the city of Abbeville.
March 2008Tornado (EF0)Abbeville-NWS survey found a small damage area consisent with EF0 tornado damage in northeast Abbeville County. Damage was mainly confined to downed trees and power lines.
May 2007HailAbbeville-Brief period of hail reported on Horton Dr.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Trees blown down on Sweet Briar Rd, McIlwain Rd and another tree down on highway 185 7 miles NE of town.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-A tree was blown down at Shrine Club Rd and highway 28 and a power pole was downed on Hagler St Extension in the city.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Fifteen to eighteen roads were blocked by fallen trees in and around the city of Abbeville. There were also quite a few power outages due to trees and limbs falling on lines in the city. Trees were also downed up to 5 miles east of town where the skirting was blown off of a mobile home.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Large limbs on power lines on highway 28 bypass. Also, a tree fell on and damaged a home on Greenville St and trees took down 3 power lines on Harrisburg Street.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Some trees were blown down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Some trees were blown down.
April 2003Tornado (F1)Abbeville-A tornado touched down briefly in the Parsons Mountain area of the Sumter National Forest, blowing down several hundred trees along its 1/4 mile track.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-A few large trees were blown down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-911 center reported trees fell on some vehicles in rural part of Abbeville.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Several trees were blown down near the Greenwood county border.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-Numerous trees and power lines were downed in a large area in and around Abbeville.
April 2009HailAbbeville-no account filed
March 2008HailAbbeville-no account filed
December 2007HailAbbeville-no account filed
June 2007HailAbbeville-no account filed
April 2006HailAbbeville-no account filed
April 2006HailAbbeville-no account filed
May 2006HailAbbeville-no account filed
May 2006HailAbbeville-no account filed
July 2006HailAbbeville-no account filed
April 2005LightningAbbeville-no account filed
May 2005HailAbbeville-no account filed
December 2005HailAbbeville-no account filed
April 2003Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-no account filed
May 2003HailAbbeville-no account filed
July 2000Flash FloodAbbeville-no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-no account filed
April 1999HailAbbeville-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindAbbeville-no account filed
June 1997LightningAbbeville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Abbeville County

Newspapers printed here

25,790 digitised pages

6 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 4,076 issues, 25,790 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

NewspaperPublished
The Banner1844 to 1847
The Abbeville Banner1847 to 1869
The Abbeville Press and Banner1869 to 1924
Abbeville Press1860 to 1869
The Abbeville Messenger1884 to 1887
The Abbeville Bulletin1865

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
Abbeville Historic District (Boundary Decrease)0.1 miles1972
Trinity Episcopal Church and Cemetery0.3 miles1971
Abbeville Historic District0.3 miles1972
Abbeville Opera House0.3 miles1970
Abbeville County Courthouse0.3 miles1981
Abbeville Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.4 miles1984

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 70000559 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Abbeville CountyAll 17 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.