York County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

From the record

“The York County Courthouse, built in 1914, is an historic courthouse located at West Liberty and South Congress streets in the city of York in York County, South Carolina. It was designed in the Classical Revival style by Darlington native William Augustus Edwards who designed eight other South Carolina courthouses as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.”
Wikipedia article York County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 62 National Register listings published here for York County · listed in 1981 · category: Building.

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

The listing

Address. Corner of W. Liberty and S. Congress Sts., York, 29745
When was it listed? October 1981
Category. building
Also known as. Courthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR
Census division. York
Architectural style. Neoclassicism
Architect. William Augustus Edwards
National Register reference number. 81000700 - 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

85 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of York County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 202 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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	33
Debris and open burning	32
Misuse of fire by a minor	7
Equipment and vehicle use	6
Arson/incendiarism	5
Smoking	1
Natural	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
30 September 2005	Debris and open burning	1.5 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
17 September 2001	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
14 September 2012	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
8 August 2002	Smoking	2.5 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
5 August 1992	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
4 August 2002	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
4 August 2002	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
4 August 1999	Debris and open burning	4.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in York County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of York County Courthouse: 4 unknowns, 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur, Barium-Barite. 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
Granite Quarry	Granite	Unknown	Intrusive Granite
Imc Custom Grinding/ York, S.C.	Barium-Barite	Unknown
Love No. 1 Prospect	Gold, Sulfur	Prospect
Wallace Mine	Gold, Sulfur	Past Producer
Project 317	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Granite Quarry Fl-039	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	Igneous
York County Mines	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Love Mine-#1	Gold	Unknown	1906
Tate Mine	Gold	Unknown	Vein
Wallace Mine	Gold	Past Producer	1897

Every working recorded in York County

Storms near this property

60 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names York, the town this property stands in, in 65 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 38 thunderstorm wind, 23 hail, 2 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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
August 2006	Lightning	York	1 killed	Lightning struck and killed a 36-year-old man on Golden Pond Dr.
April 2024	Hail	York	$25,000,000	Multiple sources reported an almost continuous swath of very large hail ranging from 2-inch diameter up to baseball size from the city of York through the city of Rock Hill. Intense downbursts producing wind gusts as high as 90 mph resulted in areas of wind-driven hail that produced extensive damage to structures and vehicles. The largest hail and most intense damage was in the city of Rock Hill, especially just south of the city center. Extensive roof damage, blown out windows, and facade/siding damage shredded by very large hail resulted in more than a dozen structures being considered a total loss. Hundreds of other structures experienced at least minor damage. Thousands of vehicles were damaged or destroyed. A few minor injuries also occurred.
May 2014	Hail	York	$1,000,000	National Severe Storms Lab relayed multiple public reports, corroborated by spotters and law enforcement, of up to golf ball size hail with a second severe thunderstorm that tracked from the city of York, across the north side of Rock Hill to near Tega Kay and Ft Mill.
April 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	York	$500,000	NWS storm survey found a virtually continuous path of downburst damage from the city of York, southeast across the city of Rock Hill, across the Catawba community to the Lancaster County border. Widespread trees and power lines were blow down along this path. Numerous homes experienced mostly minor structural damage.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	York	$75,000	no account filed
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	York	$50,000	Public reported (via Social Media) a large oak tree toppled by wind on Devinney Rd, multiple trees down on Billy Wilson Rd and Park Place Rd in York, and trees down on a mobile home on Woodland Dr in Rock Hill. The ASOS at the Rock Hill Airport measured a wind gust of 64 mph (56 kts. Media reported additional trees down on Neely Store Rd southeast of Rock Hill. Other trees and limbs were blown down in the Carowinds area.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	York	$50,000	Numerous trees, including some large oak trees, were blown down, some onto vehicles and homes.
June 2005	Lightning	York	$25,000	Lightning sparked a house fire.
April 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	York	$20,000	Multiple sources reported wind damage, mainly in the form of downed trees and limbs from the York area to Lake Wylie. With several trees on homes and power lines. One tree fell on a vehicle at Allison Creek Rd and Highway 274, injuring an occupant. A wind gust of 55 mph was reported at the Rock Hill Airport shortly after 1500 local time, but this was several miles south of the main damage area.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	York	$3,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	York	$2,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down.
February 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines near Langrum Branch Rd.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	County comms reported trees and power lines blown down on California Rd.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	County comms reported many trees blown down in the York area.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Public reported (via NSSL mPing project) large tree limbs and power poles blown down in the York area.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	County comms reported multiple trees blown down across the city of York.
May 2014	Hail	York	-	Spotter reported nickel size hail.
April 2012	Hail	York	-	Pea to quarter size hail fell at Billy Wilson Rd and Gordon Rd.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	A tree was blown down on Cameron Rd.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	A tree was blown down about a mile northeast of York.
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	A tree was blown down at Kelly Rd and highway 49 about two miles west of York.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	A tree was blown down on highway 49, near Roberts Ave.
May 2009	Heavy Rain	York	-	Clogged storm drains lead to water entering a business in the city of York.
April 2008	Hail	York	-	Reported on Turkey Creek Rd.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Trees blown down.
January 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Three trees were blown down across western and northern portions of the county. A car was also reportedly blown off the road by strong winds.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Large tree limbs blown down.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Several trees, large limbs and power lines blown down.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Several trees down in York.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Quite a few trees and some power lines down between York and Rock Hill.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	A large tree down on power lines in downtown York. Trees also down on Harper Rd in York and on Herlong Rd in Rock Hill.
January 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Trees blown down.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Large limbs down on Shiloh Rd.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Trees were blown down.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Trees were blown down.
May 2003	Hail	York	-	Hail fell at the intersection of highways 557 and 49.
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	911 center reported a couple of trees down.
May 2001	Hail	York	-	Two separate storm spotters reported dime-sized hail outside the York city limits. Minutes later, nickel-sized hail was reported from Rock Hill.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Several trees and power lines down across the city.
September 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	Numerous trees were downed along Hwy 49.
August 1994	Tornado (F0)	York	-	Tornado struck near highway SC321 and damaged an area of trees.
April 2012	Hail	York	-	no account filed
August 2011	Hail	York	-	no account filed
March 2010	Hail	York	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	York	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	York	-	no account filed
June 2007	Hail	York	-	no account filed
July 2007	Hail	York	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	York	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	York	-	no account filed
May 2005	Hail	York	-	no account filed
July 2003	Hail	York	-	no account filed
May 2001	Hail	York	-	no account filed
February 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	no account filed
April 2000	Hail	York	-	no account filed
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	no account filed
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	York	-	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	York	-	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	York	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in York 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
Wilson House	under 500 feet	1974
Witherspoon-Hunter House	0.2 miles	1978
York Graded School	0.3 miles	2023
Hart House	0.4 miles	1977
Sadler Store	0.5 miles	2017
York Historic District	0.9 miles	1979

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 81000700 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
York County	All 62 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.