Seneca Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

From the record

“Seneca Historic District is a historic district in Seneca, South Carolina, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Seneca Historic District (Seneca, South Carolina), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 24 National Register listings published here for Oconee County · listed in 1974 · category: District.

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

The listing

Address. Roughly bounded by S. First, S. Third, Townsville, and Poplar Sts., Seneca, 29678
When was it listed? December 1974
Category. district
Census division. Seneca
National Register reference number. 74001871 - 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

158 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Seneca Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 382 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 18 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	58
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	46
Arson/incendiarism	18
Equipment and vehicle use	10
Misuse of fire by a minor	7
Smoking	7
Recreation and ceremony	5
Railroad operations and maintenance	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Natural	1
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
5 September 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2016	Recreation and ceremony	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
14 September 1999	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
14 September 1998	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
8 August 1999	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
7 August 2002	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
3 August 1992	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
20 August 2007	Debris and open burning	1.5 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Oconee County

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Seneca Historic District: 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica, Garnet. 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
Parker Deposit	Mica	Occurrence
Unnamed Garnet Prospect	Garnet	Prospect
Unnamed Talc Prospect	Talc-Soapstone	Prospect
Richland Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown	Sedimentary
Richland Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cochran Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Sitton Prospect	Gold	Prospect
Sloan Prospect	Gold	Occurrence

Every working recorded in Oconee County

Storms near this property

60 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seneca, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 4 lightning, 1 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
July 2008	Lightning	Seneca	$500,000	Lightning ignited a fire at a large home on Lake Keowee, causing extensive damage.
August 2004	Lightning	Seneca	$80,000	Lightning ignited fires at 2 homes, causing significant damage to both.
March 1993	Tornado (F0)	Seneca	$50,000	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	$25,000	no account filed
September 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	$10,000	no account filed
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	$5,000	A 60 foot tree reported on a house with some structural damage in Seneca. Ham radio report of numerous trees down across southern Oconee County. Several roads were closed due to fallen trees. Newspaper reported 600 customers lost power.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	$1,000	A tree was blown onto a car.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	$1,000	Several trees and powerlines were blown down. A gust of 51 kts was measured by the ASOS at the Clemson-Oconee County Airport.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Public reported several trees blown down around the Seneca area.
May 2025	Hail	Seneca	-	Public reported (via Social Media) quarter size hail in the Seneca area.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	County comms reported a tree was blown down at the intersection of Campbell Bridge Rd and Wild Fern Rd and another tree down at Bent Tree Dr and Friendship Rd.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Emergency manager reported a few trees blown down in Seneca and vicinity.
June 2022	Hail	Seneca	-	Media reported 3/4 inch hail.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Media reported multiple trees and power lines blown down on Highway 123 near Seneca.
June 2018	Hail	Seneca	-	Public reported quarter size hail on Walnut St.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Public reported several trees and large limbs blown down along Highway 59 on the south side of Seneca. Spotter reported several large limbs down on the Anderson County border.
May 2013	Hail	Seneca	-	Penny size hail was reported just south of Seneca.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Numerous trees were blown down in and around Seneca.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Several trees down at Oconee Point campground.
February 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Trees down on S. Oak St.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Several trees blown down in Seneca, some on vehicles.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Two ultralights and an outbuilding damaged at Tokeena Air Park. Also, several large oak trees were blown down in the area.
May 2006	Hail	Seneca	-	Golfball size hail reported near Lake Keowee.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Shingles blown off a roof and a tree blown down.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Quite a few trees down in locations around Seneca and to the southeast of town.
June 2004	Flash Flood	Seneca	-	A creek overflowed its banks, flooding Meadowbrook Rd as well as numerous yards.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Wind equipment at the Clemson-Oconee County Airport measured a wind gust of 79 mph.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Some trees were blown down.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Several trees were blown down.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Numerous trees were blown down, some across roads.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	Large trees, up to 30 inches in diameter and 40 feet tall, were blown down.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	A large tree was blown across cars at the police station motor pool, causing a significant amount of damage to employees' cars.
April 2012	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
June 2010	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
June 2007	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
July 2003	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
July 2003	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
August 2003	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
September 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	no account filed
September 2000	Lightning	Seneca	-	no account filed
May 1999	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	no account filed
July 1999	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	no account filed
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	no account filed
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	no account filed
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	no account filed
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	no account filed
August 1997	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
March 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	no account filed
January 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	no account filed
April 1997	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Seneca	-	no account filed
April 1997	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed
March 1996	Lightning	Seneca	-	no account filed
April 1994	Hail	Seneca	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oconee 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
Seneca Historic District (Boundary Increase)	under 500 feet	1987
Ram Cat Alley Historic District	0.3 miles	2000
Seneca Cotton Mill	1.3 miles	2022
Newry Historic District	3.9 miles	1982
Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College	5.4 miles	2012
Keil Farm	6.6 miles	1998

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 74001871 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Oconee County	All 24 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.