Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“Wilds House and Wilson House, is a historic home located at Springville, Darlington County, South Carolina. It was built about 1839, and enlarged to its present size about 1850.”
Wikipedia article Wilds Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 52 National Register listings published here for Darlington County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 310 fires within 5 miles of Wilds Hall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,229 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 24 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 | 148 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 103 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wilds Hall: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Darington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan J. Lide House | 0.9 miles | 1985 | |
 | Clarence McCall House | 1.3 miles | 1988 |
 | Cashua Street-Spring Street Historic District | 1.6 miles | 1988 |
| Darlington Industrial Historic District | 1.8 miles | 1988 | |
 | South Carolina Western Railway Station | 1.8 miles | 1988 |
 | Mrs. B. F. Williamson House | 1.8 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85003142 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Darlington County | All 52 listed properties in this county. |
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