West Main Street Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“West Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of the town of Chesterfield dating from about 1858 to 1930.”
Wikipedia article West Main Street Historic District (Chesterfield, South Carolina), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 9 National Register listings published here for Chesterfield County · listed in 1982 · 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. W. Main, Church and Academy Sts., Chesterfield, 29709
When was it listed? May 1982
Category. district
Also known as. Chesterfield MRA
Census division. Chesterfield
National Register reference number. 82003849 - 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

275 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 275 fires within 5 miles of West Main Street Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,169 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 29 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	107
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	80
Arson/incendiarism	29
Equipment and vehicle use	23
Smoking	18
Misuse of fire by a minor	9
Natural	6
Other causes	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
5 September 2010	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
28 September 2013	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
25 September 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
25 September 2009	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
24 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 2005	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
20 September 2010	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Chesterfield County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of West Main Street Historic District: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Iron. 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
R H Sowell Prospect	Manganese, Iron	Occurrence
Unidentified Sand Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Chesterfield Pit	Clay	Unknown	Sedimentary
Chesterfield Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Unidentified Shale Mine	Clay	Past Producer	Metamorphic

Every working recorded in Chesterfield County

Storms near this property

54 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chesterfield, the town this property stands in, in 54 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 32 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 6 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	2 hurt, $80,000	Emergency Manager reported trees down around the county and in the town of Chesterfield. Some trees fell on vehicles and a few on homes. A garage door was ripped off a building and blown 300 yds away. Street flooding also occurred.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	$1,000,000	DOT reported several trees and road signs blow down on SC hwys 59 and 59 west to northwest of Chesterfield.
August 2004	Tornado (F1)	Chesterfield	$800,000	An F1 tornado touched down near Teal Mill Pond and continued to the Technical College just west of Cheraw. Several homes and mobile had moderate damage. One mobile home was severely damaged. Several business near Cheraw had minor to moderate damage. Several out buildings were destroyed along with a couple of camper trailers. A power substation also sustained moderate damage causing power outages in the area. Numerous trees and powerlines were down.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	$400,000	Several homes sustained minor damage on the east side of Chesterfield including trees down on them. A farm on hwy 9 also had minor damage from the winds.
July 2005	Lightning	Chesterfield	$50,000	Lightning struck a home on Tavern Branch Road taking out the TV's, satellite, and computer.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	$24,000	Powerlines and outages in Chesterfield on Church, Pelion, Edwards, and Converts roads.
July 2012	Hail	Chesterfield	$20,000	Public reported golfball size hail along Hwy 20.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	$18,000	Fire Dept. reported large limbs down, trees down, and a roof tore off of a chicken house in Brocks Mill Community.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	$12,000	Dispatch reported numerous trees and powerlines down in and around the town of Chesterfield. Hail of unknown size was also reported.
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	$8,000	Chesterfielde County Sheriff reported trees down on powerlines in the city of Chesterfield.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	$8,000	Sheriffs office reported trees and powerlines down in the town of Chesterfield.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	$3,000	Sheriff reported several trees down along Jackson Road.
September 2016	Flash Flood	Chesterfield	$2,000	Reported W. Main Street closed due to flooding in downtown Chesterfield.
December 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	$2,000	DOT reported trees down on Buchanan Bridge Road.
September 2018	Flash Flood	Chesterfield	$100	Numerous roads closed and impassable, due to flooding, in the cities of Chesterfield and Cheraw and vicinity. Some people have been relocated from homes. Some dams of ponds have burst.
September 2018	Flash Flood	Chesterfield	$100	Several roads closed in and near the city of Chesterfield and vicinity due to flooding, including SC Hwy 145 between MLK Dr and Virgil Watson Rd, Jim Rivers Rd between SC Hwy 9 and Jack Rivers Rd, Angelus Rd between Carl Gaskins Lane and Hadlet Rivers Rd, and Main St from Buchanan St to Church St.
September 2018	Flash Flood	Chesterfield	$100	Roads closed and impassable, due to flooding, in the cities of Chesterfield and Cheraw.
July 2019	Hail	Chesterfield	$10	Chesterfield Co SC dispatch reported dime size hail at their location. Also, one tree was downed on Park Rd in Chesterfield. Time estimated.
January 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Several trees were knocked down from Chesterfield to Cheraw and vicinity.
May 2024	Hail	Chesterfield	-	Chesterfield County Emergency Manager reported quarter sized hail in Chesterfield city limits. Time estimated.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Chesterfield County Emergency Manager reported a tree down on a house within the Chesterfield city limits. Time estimated.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	The final downburst occurred between Wallace Road and Stage Coach Road just west of \|Cheraw State Park. The damage occurred between 3:15 pm and 3:17 pm. Winds gusts\|were estimated to range from 85 to 95 mph. There were several large pine trees and\|hardwood trees that were snapped or uprooted along Stage Coach Road. Large trees\|fell near two homes, but did not produce any damage. A large pine tree fell near one\|home, but damaged an aluminum carport.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Sheriff Dispatch reported a tree down along Freeman Rd.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Multiple trees and power lines down in the town of Chesterfield. Time estimated.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Trees down on Hwy 145 and Sweeney Rd. Time estimated.
April 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Trees down in downtown Chesterfield.
September 2018	Heavy Rain	Chesterfield	-	Public observer in the town of Chesterfield on Main St reported a total rainfall amount, associated with Tropical Cyclone Florence, of 19.94 inches. The rain fell from late afternoon Friday Sept. 14th through early morning Monday Sept. 17th.
May 2016	Hail	Chesterfield	-	Social Media via Broadcast Media reported quarter size hail in the city of Chesterfield.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Several trees and power lines were downed between the town of Chesterfield and the North Carolina line.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Highway Dept reported trees down near Chapman St and Turner Rd in Chesterfield.
July 2012	Hail	Chesterfield	-	EM reported nickel size hail in the town of Chesterfield.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Utility Company reported large tree limbs down and power lines down on Fed Rivers Lane.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	COOP observer reported several large trees and some powerlines down.
June 2008	Hail	Chesterfield	-	DOT reported quarter size hail in town.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	EM reported trees down near Edwards Elementary School with 1 injury.
June 2007	Hail	Chesterfield	-	EM reported 3/4 inch hail near Edwards Elementary School.
April 2006	Hail	Chesterfield	-	Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Sheriff reported a few trees down in the city.
August 2006	Hail	Chesterfield	-	Brocks Mill Volunteer Fire Dept. reported penny size hail.
March 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Highway Dept. reported several trees down in Chesterfield.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Sheriff reported trees down in Chesterfield.
September 2004	Tornado (F0)	Chesterfield	-	An F0 took down trees, severely damage some wood framed outbuildings and did minor damage to a couple of mobile homes.
October 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Sheriff reported a couple of trees down on hwy 265 between Ruby and Chesterfield.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Sheriff reported some trees down in the town of Chesterfield.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Sheriff reported more trees and powerlines down in and around Chesterfield.
July 2003	Flash Flood	Chesterfield	-	Sheriff reported several roads closed due to flash flooding.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Sheriff reported trees down at hwys 1 and 109.
July 2002	Hail	Chesterfield	-	Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail between Chesterfield and Cheraw.
April 2000	Hail	Chesterfield	-	Post Office reported dime size hail northeast of Patrick on US 1.
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Sheriff reported trees down between Ruby and Chesterfield.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	Police reported trees down.
January 1998	Hail	Chesterfield	-	SKYWARN spotter reports 3/4 inch hail covering the ground.
July 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Chesterfield	-	no account filed
August 1996	Flash Flood	Chesterfield	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Chesterfield 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

2 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	Property	Distance	Listed
	Dr. Thomas E. Lucas House	0.2 miles	1982
	East Main Street Historic District	0.5 miles	1982

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 82003849 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Chesterfield County	All 9 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.