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Clemson University Historic District II

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

From the record

“The Clemson University Historic District II is a collection of historic properties on the campus of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. The district contains 7 contributing properties located in the central portion of the campus.”

Wikipedia article Clemson University Historic District II, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 29 National Register listings published here for Pickens County · listed in 1990 · category: District.

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

The listing

  • Address. Center of campus, Clemson, 29634
  • When was it listed? January 1990
  • Category. district
  • Also known as. Clemson University MPS
  • Census division. Clemson
  • National Register reference number. 89002139 - 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

92 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Clemson University Historic District II between 1992 and 2019, burning about 267 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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/undetermined33
Debris and open burning20
Arson/incendiarism10
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2001Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
15 August 2007Debris and open burning1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 July 2009Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Pickens County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Clemson University Historic District II: 9 prospects, 3 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold, Garnet. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed Garnet ProspectGarnetProspect
Calhoun PlacerGoldPast Producer
Calhoun PlacerGoldUnknownPlacer
Cochran PlacerGoldPast Producer1908
Pickens ProspectGoldUnknownVein
Pickens ProspectGoldProspect
Sloan PlacerGoldUnknownPlacer
Sloan ProspectGoldOccurrence
Amos L Honeycutt DepositMicaOccurrence
Head ProspectMicaProspect

Every working recorded in Pickens County

Storms near this property

45 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clemson, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1997LightningClemson1 hurtno account filed
July 2013Flash FloodClemson$200,000The Clemson Botanical Garden was heavily damaged by flash flooding. Damage to trails, bridges, and other infrastructure was estimated to total 200,000 dollars. Extensive damage was done to the garden's collection of rare plants, though it is difficult to estimate a dollar value for this loss.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindClemson$100,000EM reported a tree was blown down on a house, causing significant structural damage.
August 2014Flash FloodClemson$100,000Clemson University DPS reported multiple buildings were damaged by flood waters after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in the area in just a couple of hours. In addition to the flooding resulting from drainage issues, some buildings were damaged by rainwater pouring through leaky roofs.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindClemson$25,000A microburst blew down a number of trees in a small area of Clemson. Trees fell on apartment buildings causing significant damage.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindClemson$20,000Camping trailers were overturned and trees blown down at a campground between Clemson and Pendleton. Some trees fell on and damaged vehicles. Tree damage continued east along the Anderson County line toward the Slabtown area.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindClemson$10,000Public reported (via social media) a tree blown down on two vehicles on Lindsay Rd.
October 2015Flash FloodClemson$10,000Flash flooding developed in the Clemson and Central areas after a slow-moving thunderstorm produced 2 to 4 inches of rain in a short period of time. Small tributaries of Twelve Mile Creek apparently overflowed and flooded roads in the Woodland Heights and Dellwood neighborhoods of Clemson. In Central, Maw Brdige Rd, Blue Jay Rd, Spring Forest Dr and Brock St were all closed due to poor drainage or small stream flooding.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindClemson$10,000no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindClemson$10,000no account filed
January 1995Thunderstorm WindClemson$10,000no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindClemson$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down. Some buildings suffered minor roof damage near Walker Golf Course and Old Stone Church.
February 2003Heavy RainClemson$1,000Fallen trees and power lines resulting from a combination of heavy rainfall and gusty winds resulted in some power outages.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindClemson-Multiple public reports of blown down trees were received from the Clemson and Central areas.
December 2024Thunderstorm WindClemson-County comms reported scattered trees blown down throughout Pickens County.
September 2023HailClemson-Ham radio operator reported 3/4 inch hail at Highway 76 and Highway 93.
May 2020HailClemson-NWS co-op observer reported penny size hail.
April 2020Tornado (EF0)Clemson-NWS Storm Survey found a tornado that began in Oconee County moved into Pickens County on Lake Keowee about 2 miles north of Clemson Blvd. Damage in Pickens County was primarily confined to snapped large tree limbs before the tornado lifted in the area around Six Mile Highway and R C Edwards School Rd.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindClemson-Public reported (via Social Media) multiple trees blown down on the campus of Clemson University.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindClemson-Public (via Social Media) and HAM Radio operator reported trees and large limbs blown down along Highway 123 near the Lake Hartwell bridge.
July 2013HailClemson-Quarter size hail near the intersection of highways 123 and 133.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindClemson-Numerous trees were blown down in and around Clemson.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindClemson-Numerous trees were blown down in Clemson and vicinity.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindClemson-Large tree limbs were blown down on Perimeter Rd.
August 2008Tornado (EF1)Clemson-This tornado tracked from Oconee County into extreme western Pickens County. The tornado lifted just after crossing the campus of Clemson University. The intermittent damage path was mainly limited to downed trees and power lines, although some minor structural damage was noted, especially on the Clemson campus near Memorial Stadium. Some trees and large limbs fell on and damaged automobiles in the Clemson area.
August 2008Tornado (EF2)Clemson-A tornado damage path extended from northwest Anderson County, into extreme southern Pickens County, affecting the research area on the south side of the Clemson University campus. Damage was limited to downed trees and power lines. Numerous large trees were snapped off on a ridge very close to the Pickens, Anderson County line, where wind speeds were estimated at close to 120 mph, earning the tornado an EF2 rating.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindClemson-A 69 mph gust was measured at the Clemson University Agricultural Weather Office. The top of a maple tree was blown out by the wind.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindClemson-Large tree limbs blown down at Clemson University, some of which fell on vehicles.
May 2006HailClemson-Reported at Clemson University.
August 2005HailClemson-Reported at the intersection of highway 123 and Old Clemson Rd.
June 2003Flash FloodClemson-Several creeks flooded, mainly in areas south of Clemson to near Central.
July 2001Flash FloodClemson-Small streams and roads flooded during heavy rain.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindClemson-Trees and power lines blown over from western Pickens County, to just east of the city of Pickens. 3000 homes were without power after the storm.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindClemson-Trees were blown down in an area near R.C. Edwards Middle School. Other trees were blown down in and around both Clemson and Central.
May 2011HailClemson-no account filed
May 2006HailClemson-no account filed
May 2003HailClemson-no account filed
May 2002HailClemson-no account filed
April 2000Tornado (F1)Clemson-no account filed
August 1999HailClemson-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindClemson-no account filed
July 1997Heavy RainClemson-no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindClemson-no account filed
June 1997HailClemson-no account filed
April 1997HailClemson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pickens 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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Fort Hillunder 500 feet1966
Structural Science Building0.2 miles2010
Clemson University Historic District I0.3 miles1990
Hanover House0.4 miles1970
Clemson College Sheep Barn0.4 miles1990
Old Stone Church and Cemetery1.6 miles1971

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 89002139 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Pickens CountyAll 29 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.