Photograph of Claflin College Historic District — Photograph by Gerry Dincher from Hope Mills, NC, CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Trustee Hall, Claflin College

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

From the record

One of 42 National Register listings published here for Orangeburg County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 4 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
Address. On a portion of Claflin College campus, Orangeburg, 29115
When was it listed? September 1985
Category. building
Also known as. Orangeburg MRA
Census division. Orangeburg
National Register reference number. 85002324 - 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

400 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 400 fires within 5 miles of Trustee Hall, Claflin College between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,000 acres in total. 4 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
Debris and open burning	227
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	85
Equipment and vehicle use	25
Misuse of fire by a minor	23
Smoking	18
Arson/incendiarism	12
Natural	4
Railroad operations and maintenance	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	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 1999	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.5 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2006	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 2006	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
25 September 2019	Debris and open burning	4.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 1997	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
21 September 2009	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
21 September 1997	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
17 September 2007	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Orangeburg County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Trustee Hall, Claflin College: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Edisto Asphalt Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown	Sedimentary
	No. 6 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Orangeburg County

Storms near this property

60 of 132 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orangeburg, the town this property stands in, in 132 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 70 thunderstorm wind, 31 hail, 18 flash flood, 6 tornado. The reports record 5 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
November 1995	Tornado (F1)	Orangeburg	3 hurt, $200,000	Tornado destroyed 16 mobile homes, seriously damaged 11 others and one frame home, and took trees down. Most of the damage occurred along U.S. 178. Three people were slightly injured.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	1 hurt, $8,000	Emergency Manager reported tree fell on a home and came through the roof causing one injury.
December 2004	Tornado (F3)	Orangeburg	1 hurt	Damage survey found an F3 tornado demolished a brick church, completely destroyed 2 mobile homes and several outbuildings. The main damage occurred on Coulter road.
September 2016	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$400,000	Flash Flooding was reported in parts of Orangeburg. The water entered three county buildings, including the library, the courthouse and the law enforcement complex. The emergency manager estimates 40 structures were flooded, with 20 to 25 of them sustaining substantial damage. An apartment complex had 5 buildings with 2 to 3 feet of water in them. A daycare center also had 2 feet of water in the building. Numerous cars were also submerged.
July 2022	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$300,000	The broadcast media and local newspaper reported a flash flood at the Malibu Apartments along Malibu Dr between Middleton St and Green St. Ten units flooded with water up to one to two feet. Cars that were parked were also flooded. The nearby Orangeburg water plant reported 3.00 inches of rain, a weather observer along mason drive reported 3.37 inches of rain and a cocorahs observer off jackson drive reported 2.41 inches of rain. Sunnyside Canal, which runs through the complex, rose from 0.54 feet up to 5.31 feet in 45 minutes, cresting at 215 am.
August 1996	Lightning	Orangeburg	$200,000	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Orangeburg	$40,000	Sheriff reported golf ball size hail at FIRE STATION 4 located at Rowesville Road and Prosperity Drive.
January 1996	Tornado (F0)	Orangeburg	$29,000	no account filed
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$18,000	Emergency Manager reported trees down from Cope to Orangeburg. Sheriff also reported a tree down on Hwy 601 by the hospital.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$10,000	Orangeburg County EM reported numerous buildings damaged along a path beginning at the intersection of Russell St and Broughton St to Whaley St and Crystal St and ending on Woodbine Drive where there is a large tree on a house. NWS survey team confirmed a microburst occurred in downtown Orangeburg with estimated wind speeds up to 70 mph.
August 2022	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$10,000	Orangeburg Co EM reported flood waters entered 4 apartments at the Malibu Apartments on Malibu Dr. Time estimated.
September 2016	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$10,000	County EM reported roadways due to rising water from creeks draining into Caw Caw Swamp Creek. These include Old Riley at Lakeside...Brookside Road...Myers Road at Caw Caw Creek and Railroad Corner Hwy. 601 and Russell Street.
October 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$10,000	no account filed
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$8,000	SCEMD reported trees down in Orangeburg.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$8,000	Sheriff reported several roads closed due to 1 to 3 feet of water in some areas. Whittaker Parkway, U.S 21, and U.S. 178 were closes as were several roads in Cordova and Cope.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$8,000	Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and powerlines down at SC State University.
July 2023	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$5,000	Emergency Manager reported water entered two apartments at Malibu Apartments on Malibu Dr. Times estimated.
July 2023	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$5,000	Emergency Manager reported water entered a daycare facility at Belleville Rd and Russell St. Times estimated.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$5,000	Highway Patrol reported trees in the roadway near Presidential Drive and Magnolia road.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$5,000	A microburst blew a tin roof off a horse barn and did minor damage the building.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$4,000	Sheriff reported trees down in north Orangeburg between US 21 and US 601.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$4,000	Sheriff reported trees down along hwy 21 in Orangeburg.
October 2016	Flood	Orangeburg	$3,000	Reported some minor street flooding in downtown Orangeburg along US 301 John C Calhoun Drive at Sprinkle Street and also along Stonewall Jackson Blvd.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$3,000	Highway Patrol reported trees down on U.S. 301 at U.S 21 in Orangeburg.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$3,000	Emergency Manager reported trees down on Forest Creek Drive.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$2,000	EM reported several trees down in Edisto from thunderstorm winds.
July 2013	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$2,000	Highway Patrol reported magnolia Street at Whaley Street closed due to flooding.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$2,000	EM reported several trees down in Edisto.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$2,000	DOT reported several trees down on Partridge Lane road near US 378.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$2,000	Emergency Manager reported a tree fell on a mobile home doing minor damage to the roof.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$2,000	Newspaper reported part of the cinder brick wall of the stands at the football stadium were blown down.
August 2022	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$1,000	The Times and Democrat newspaper in Orangeburg relayed a report and photo, via social media, of a flooded vehicle on Frederick St near Chestnut St in the University Village area of SC State Univ. in Orangeburg. Time estimated.
November 2020	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$1,000	A flooded and impassable roadway was reported at Brookside Dr and Riverside Dr in Orangeburg. Observations from around the area indicated about 4 to 6 inches of rain fell over this region. Street flooding was also observed in a few other parts of the town of Orangeburg.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$1,000	Sheriff reported a couple of trees down on Bamberg Hwy just southwest of Orangeburg.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees in City of Orangeburg.
April 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	$500	Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway on Columbia road.
May 2018	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$100	Road closure at Glover St and Stonewall Jackson Blvd in Orangeburg.
May 2018	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$100	Flooding observed at a day care center on Russell St in Orangeburg. Children were rescued.
May 2018	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	$100	Vehicle stalled in flood waters at Broughton St and Whaley St in Orangeburg.
May 2022	Hail	Orangeburg	$10	MPING report of pea sized hail.
August 2019	Hail	Orangeburg	$10	Report of pea size hail received via mPING.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	-	SC highway patrol reported a tree down on the roadway on Old Edisto Dr. west of Orangeburg. Time estimated by radar.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	-	Emergency Manager reports roof damage to multiple buildings at 1098 Joe S Jeffords Highway.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	-	SCHP reported a tree down on Russell St at Old Elloree Rd.
August 2024	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	-	City of Orangeburg has closed portions of Riverside Drive due to flash flooding.
August 2024	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	-	Broadcast media reported via social media that abandoned homes along Waring Street are being flooded.
August 2024	Flash Flood	Orangeburg	-	A SC highway patrol trooper reported a flooded intersection at John C. Calhoun Drive and Sprinkle Avenue.
July 2023	Heavy Rain	Orangeburg	-	USGS rain gage at the US Hwy 301/601 bridge over the North Fork of the Edisto River measured 2.20 inches of rain in one hour from 1730 EDT to 1830 EDT.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	-	Social media photos show a downed tree near the intersection of Park St and Brantleywood Ln. Time estimated by radar.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	-	SC Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway near the intersection of Hwy 178 and Kennerly Rd. Time estimated.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	-	A tree fell through a house at 734 Partridge Rd. Time estimated.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	-	Trees downed in the vicinity of Guinyard St, Garnet St, and Redmon St.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	-	A thunderstorm downburst with straight-line winds produced extensive damage on the north side of the city of Orangeburg. Tree damage was first observed near Lake Edisto Rd, continuing in a wide path east to east-southeast across North Rd, across \|Columbia Rd and ending east of US Hwy 601 south of the Regional Medical Center. Numerous uprooted, snapped and toppled trees were evident, with many structures exhibiting structural and roof damage caused by high wind, downed trees and large downed tree limbs. Several power lines were also down from falling trees\|and tree limbs.
September 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	-	Trees down on Green St in Orangeburg.
April 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	-	Tree down in roadway Columbia Rd at Sims St. Time estimated.
May 2018	Heavy Rain	Orangeburg	-	The USGS rain gage on the US Hwy 301 bridge over the N. Fork of the Edisto R. recorded 3.24 inches of rain. Most of this rain fell between 1000 am EDT (0900 EST) and 1130 am EDT (1030 EST).
May 2018	Heavy Rain	Orangeburg	-	The NWS COOP observer at the Orangeburg Water Plant recorded 2.88 inches of rain. Most of this rain fell between 1000 am EDT (0900 EST) and 1130 am EDT (1030 EST). Runoff from the heavy rainfall resulted in a nearly 2 foot rise of the N. Fork of the Edisto R. at a gage at the US Hwy 301 bridge.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	-	SCHP reported trees down on Riverbank Dr at Summer Creek Dr. Time estimated.
October 2018	Tornado (EF0)	Orangeburg	-	A third tornado touchdown occurred near the city of Orangeburg, SC, touching down near Brookside Dr and Pinehill Rd around 2248 EST (2348 EDT). This tornado caused non-continuous damage to large trees as it moved northwestward. It lifted near the Calhoun Co SC line near Providence Rd around 2301 EST on 10/10 (or 00:01 EDT 10/11).
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Orangeburg	-	County Emergency Manager reports numerous trees and power lines down in the city of Orangeburg.

Every storm recorded in Orangeburg County

Newspapers printed here

47,121 digitised pages

6 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 5,733 issues, 47,121 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.

Newspaper	Published
The Orangeburg News	1867 to 1875
Orangeburg News and Times	1875 to 1877
The Times and Democrat	1881 to Current
Orangeburg Times	1872 to 1875
The Orangeburg Democrat	1879 to 1881
The Free Citizen	1874 to 1876

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
Tingley Memorial Hall, Claflin College	under 500 feet	1983
Wilkinson Hall	0.1 miles	1997
Lowman Hall, South Carolina State College	0.1 miles	1985
Maj. John Hammond Fordham House	0.2 miles	1985
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church	0.2 miles	1994
Hodge Hall	0.2 miles	1985

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 85002324 in Record Group 79.
Orangeburg County	All 42 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.