Marsh-Johnson House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“Marsh-Johnson House, also known as Robert Johnson House, is a historic home located near Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina. It was built about 1817, and is a two-story, log farmhouse sheathed in weatherboard.”
Wikipedia article Marsh-Johnson House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 10 National Register listings published here for Saluda County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.

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. Intersection of S-41-21 and S-41-37, Saluda, 29832
When was it listed? June 1982
Category. building
Census division. Saluda
National Register reference number. 82003904 - 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

142 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Marsh-Johnson House between 1992 and 2019, burning about 478 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 15 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	54
Debris and open burning	44
Equipment and vehicle use	15
Arson/incendiarism	15
Natural	6
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Other causes	2
Smoking	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
8 September 2018	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 1997	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 1997	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 1993	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 1999	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 2001	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
24 September 1994	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	15 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Saluda County

Storms near this property

60 of 110 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saluda, the town this property stands in, in 110 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 68 thunderstorm wind, 35 hail, 4 tornado, 2 funnel cloud. The reports record 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
April 1999	Hail	Saluda	2 hurt, $2,000,000	A supercell storm moved se through Saluda county and produced hail to baseball size along its entire path. Damage was done to homes, buildings, farm equipment, vehicles, and crops. The damage path was about three miles wide. Two people were injured by the hail when they were caught outside in the middle of plowing their fields.
September 2004	Tornado (F1)	Saluda	1 hurt	Storm survey found numerous trees and powerlines down, light to moderate damage to several mobile homes, a 2 story barn destroyed, 2 trees on cars, and light to moderate roof damage to several framed homes.
February 1993	Hail	Saluda	$50,000	Golfball-size hail damaged an automobile and caused damage to some roofs.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	$40,000	Sheriff reported trees down on a home in Saluda.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	$10,000	EM reported multiple trees down county wide.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	$10,000	Public reported roof pealed off of barn off US 378 near the Edgefield county line.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	$6,000	Sheriff reported several trees down in the Ridge Springs area and along Hwy 121.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	$6,000	Sheriff reported trees down on Mariachi Drive, Old Chappells Ferry Road, and on Henley Road.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	$6,000	SKYWARN spotter reported trees down, one on a home that went through the roof near SC hwys 391 and 378.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	$5,000	Sheriff reported trees down and roof blown off chicken house on hwy 178.
February 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	$4,000	Sheriff reported trees down on the southeast of Saluda.
March 2011	Hail	Saluda	$4,000	Public reported nickel to quarter size hail covering the ground.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	$3,000	EMD reported several trees down along Hwy 121 in the Oldtown area.
February 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	$3,000	Sheriff reported trees down northwest of Saluda.
February 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	$2,000	Spotter reported a shed destroyed.
May 2017	Flash Flood	Saluda	$100	Heavy rain led to street flooding on Canebrake Rd. Road was temporarily closed.
July 2019	Hail	Saluda	$10	Pea size hail reported, lasted for 5 minutes.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Public reports widespread trees and powerlines down across Saluda County. Time estimated based on radar.
December 2024	Hail	Saluda	-	Social media photo relayed from the public of up to quarter sized hail in downtown Saluda, SC. Location of report is approximate. Time estimated from radar.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Sheriff office reported tree blocking Greenwood Hwy and Firetower Rd.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Law Enforcement relayed report of multiple trees blocking N. Jennings Street.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Tree reported down on Colt Road.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Sheriff dispatch reported lots of hail and numerous trees down across Saluda county.
May 2022	Hail	Saluda	-	Hail up to half dollar size causing leaf damage on the property.
May 2022	Hail	Saluda	-	Sheriff dispatch reported quarter size hail near the Town of Saluda.
May 2021	Hail	Saluda	-	COOP Observer at Saluda Water Plant reported ping pong ball size hail. Time estimated.
May 2021	Hail	Saluda	-	Saluda Co Emergency Manager reported golf ball size hail at the Saluda Co Courthouse. Time estimated.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	COOP observer reported numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Time estimated.
September 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	SCHP reported tree down at Bonham Rd. Time estimated.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Report of a tree down on Butler Rd, a power line down on Long Rd, and a tree limb down on a power line on Newberry Hwy near Church Rd. Time estimated.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Saluda County dispatch reported trees down on power lines on US Hwy 178 near Saluda.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Saluda County dispatch reported that a tree fell on a residence and destroyed the home on Graham St. in Saluda.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Sheriff Dispatch reported trees down in Saluda near Highway 194.
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Trees down on Firetower Rd. and US Hwy 178.
March 2011	Funnel Cloud	Saluda	-	Public reported a funnel cloud over the Saluda area.
March 2011	Hail	Saluda	-	Hail fell for 20 to 25 minutes. The size ranged from 0.75 to 1.00 inches. The event occurred 2 miles west of the town of Saluda on Highway 178.
March 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	County Sheriff Dispatch reported numerous trees down across the county.
March 2011	Funnel Cloud	Saluda	-	The public reported a funnel cloud near the town of Saluda.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Sheriff reported trees down throughout the county.
September 2009	Hail	Saluda	-	Public reported quarter size hail fell in Saluda some time between 3:46 pm and 4:01 pm.
April 2009	Hail	Saluda	-	Sheriff reported 1 inch hail on Fruit Hill road.
May 2008	Hail	Saluda	-	SKYWARN HAM radio spotter reported nickel to quarter size hail from Saluda north to the Newberry county line.
May 2008	Hail	Saluda	-	Public reported nickel size hail.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Sheriff reported power outages in Saluda and up to the west end of Lake Murray.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Electric company reported powerlines down in and around Saluda.
February 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Sheriff reported trees down on SC hwy 42 west of Saluda.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	DOT reported trees down countywide.
June 2007	Hail	Saluda	-	Public reported 3/4 inch hail at Hollywood Elementart School.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Public reported large limbs down at Hollywood Elementary School.
April 2006	Hail	Saluda	-	Public reported one inch hail along Hwy. 121
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Public reported tree down on powerlines off CR 121.
May 2006	Hail	Saluda	-	Public reported penny size hail.
May 2006	Hail	Saluda	-	Public reported nickel size hail.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Emergency Manager reported trees down on hwy 121.
April 2005	Hail	Saluda	-	Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail on hwy 378.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Post Office reported large limbs and small trees down.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down 2 miles NE of Ward.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down near Denny on hwy 194.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Saluda	-	Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down in Saluda.
May 2005	Hail	Saluda	-	Saluda county EM reported they received a report of nickel size hail northeast of town.

Every storm recorded in Saluda 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

4 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
Strother Place, Old	3.3 miles	1994
Spann Methodist Church and Cemetery	6.8 miles	2003
Whitehall	6.9 miles	1980
Saluda Theatre	7.3 miles	1993

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 82003904 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Saluda County	All 10 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.