Massey-Doby-Nisbet House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

From the record

“Massey-Doby-Nisbet House is a historic home located near Van Wyck, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It was built about 1790, and was originally two stories with one room on each floor.”
Wikipedia article Massey-Doby-Nisbet House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 29 National Register listings published here for Lancaster County · listed in 1990 · 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.
Listed as. Massey--Doby--Nisbet House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. SC 55, SW of Co. Rd. 2109, Van Wyck, 29720
When was it listed? February 1990
Category. building
Also known as. Lancaster County MPS
Census division. Van Wyck
National Register reference number. 90000095 - 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

106 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Massey-Doby-Nisbet House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 584 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 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	41
Debris and open burning	34
Equipment and vehicle use	9
Railroad operations and maintenance	8
Natural	4
Misuse of fire by a minor	4
Arson/incendiarism	3
Recreation and ceremony	1
Smoking	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	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
28 September 1998	Railroad operations and maintenance	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
26 September 1996	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
11 September 2005	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
4 August 2001	Debris and open burning	1.1 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
3 August 2002	Natural	2.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
26 August 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	8.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
26 August 2001	Misuse of fire by a minor	2.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
24 August 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Lancaster County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Massey-Doby-Nisbet House: 10 past producers, 5 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Gold, Mica, Copper. 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
Hagin Mine	Gold, Copper	Past Producer	1856
Hagin Mine	Gold, Copper	Past Producer
Sericite Pit Number 1	Mica	Unknown	Metamorphic
Sericite Pit Number 2	Mica	Unknown	Metamorphic
Gold Hill	Gold	Unknown	Vein
Gold Hill Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Ashe Mine	Clay	Unknown	Sedimentary
Ashe Mine	Clay	Past Producer
Faile Mine	Clay	Producer
Howey Mine	Clay	Past Producer	Metamorphic

Every working recorded in Lancaster County

Storms near this property

60 of 67 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Van Wyck, the town this property stands in, in 67 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 23 hail, 10 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 2011	Hail	Van Wyck	$45,000	Hail reported...bigger than quarter sized but small than golfball sized...at the Indian Land AMACO station. Also, several cars had broken windshields.
April 2011	Hail	Van Wyck	$40,000	County EM measured golfball size hail with dents covering his vehicle and others.
April 2011	Hail	Van Wyck	$40,000	Hail measuring 2 inches was reported at Andrew Jackson State Park.
April 2011	Hail	Van Wyck	$40,000	Public reported 2 inch hail.
June 2015	Hail	Van Wyck	$18,000	Police Officer reported golf ball size hail with trees and powerlines down on Harrisburg Road.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	$8,000	Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down in Indianland around Thousand Oak Road and in Black Horse Run.
September 2014	Flash Flood	Van Wyck	$6,000	DOT reported 1 to 2 feet of water from heavy rains closing several roads on the extreme north end of the county east of Ft. Mill.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	$6,000	Sheriff reported trees down along US 521 in the panhandle of Lancaster County.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	$6,000	Sheriff reported several trees down in the Van Wyck area.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	$4,000	Post Office reported large branches and several trees down in the north end of the county.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	$3,000	Van Wick Post Office reported trees down on Van Wyck Road 2 miles north of town.
January 2024	Flash Flood	Van Wyck	$2,000	Man O War Dr in Indian Land was flooded and impassable. Time estimated.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	$2,000	Highway Patrol reported trees down on Hwy 5 at Bon Rea Drive.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	$2,000	Sheriff reported power lines down in Indianland. Large hail also reported but size was unknown.
January 2024	Flash Flood	Van Wyck	$1,000	A small unnamed stream flooded, with water covering the roadway, on Calvin Hall Rd at Elven Dr. The road was impassable. Time estimated.
January 2024	Flash Flood	Van Wyck	$1,000	Pursuit Ln, near Indian Land, was flooded and impassable. Time estimated.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	$1,000	Public reported a couple of trees down in the Van Wyck area.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	$1,000	DOT reported a couple of trees down near Van Wyck along SR 5.
April 2016	Flash Flood	Van Wyck	$500	Man O War Drive was flooded and appeared impassable based on video posted on social media by broadcast media. Department of Highways also reported Straightaway Lane at Black Horse Run Road flooded with about 6 inches of water on the roadway.
October 2023	Hail	Van Wyck	$100	Spotter reported pea size hail at US Hwy 521 and Jim Wilson Rd.
May 2020	Flood	Van Wyck	$100	Lancaster Co dispatch reported water covering the roadway at Ander Vincent Rd near Waxhaw Hwy. Times estimated.
May 2020	Hail	Van Wyck	$100	Spotter reported pea size hail in Indian Land.
May 2019	Hail	Van Wyck	$100	Public reported penny size hail in the BridgeMill neighborhood.
September 2018	Flash Flood	Van Wyck	$100	Fort Mill Hwy (SC 160) at Calvin Hall Rd flooded and impassable. Times approximate.
September 2018	Flash Flood	Van Wyck	$100	Van Wyck Rd closed from Van Wyck city limits to Steel Hill Rd due to flooding. Duration unknown. Times approximate.
April 2016	Flash Flood	Van Wyck	$100	Lancaster County Dispatch reported flooding at Collins Rd and Hwy 521. The road was impassable.
March 2017	Hail	Van Wyck	$10	Pea to dime size hail reported in Indian Land.
June 2025	Hail	Van Wyck	-	Estimated penny sized hail in Avondale Neighborhood in Indian Land.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Lancaster dispatch reported trees down at Barberville Rd at Harrisburg Rd. Time estimated by radar.
January 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Trees were downed on Harrisburg Rd near Giles Ln, NW of Indian Land. Time estimated.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Several trees were downed along Shelley Mullis Rd near Indian Land. Time estimated.
August 2024	Flash Flood	Van Wyck	-	Lancaster County Emergency Management confirmed Van Wyck Road is closed over Twelvemile Creek due to flooding.
August 2024	Flash Flood	Van Wyck	-	Lancaster County Emergency Manager reported flooding across roadways in the Black Horse Run subdivision.
May 2022	Hail	Van Wyck	-	Video posted on social media of penny sized hail falling in the yard in Indian Land.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Trees down on power lines near Reid Pointe Ave. Time estimated.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Highway Department had to clear a downed tree across Old Hickory Rd just south of West Rebound Rd.
June 2022	Hail	Van Wyck	-	Hail up to golf ball size reported at Andrew Jackson State Park. Time estimated.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Reports of multiple trees and power lines down in Indian Land. Time estimated.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Public reported a tree down on a power line in the Black Horse Run neighborhood.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Power lines were downed on Horseshoe Circle and it led to a brush fire. Time estimated.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	SCHP reported tree down in roadway on US Hwy 521 S about 2 miles south of intersection with SC 75. Time estimated.
February 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Reported trees and power lines down across the northern portion of Lancaster County.
February 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Ranger at Andrew Jackson State Park reported numerous small to large limbs down within the park.
March 2016	Hail	Van Wyck	-	Multiple social media reports of nickel size hail in the Indian Land area of Lancaster County.
March 2016	Hail	Van Wyck	-	Public reported quarter size hail at Kinross Lane near Carolina Reserve. They also reported strong winds that blew over trash cans and lasted for about 10 minutes.
April 2016	Hail	Van Wyck	-	SKYWARN Spotter reported nickel sized hail on Whimbrel Circle.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Large limbs downed at Andrew Jackson State Park. One camper damaged.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Multiple trees down on Doby's Bridge Rd.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Trees down on Calvin Hall Rd and Harrisburg Rd.
May 2014	Hail	Van Wyck	-	Spotter reported baseball size hail.
April 2012	Hail	Van Wyck	-	Postal employee reported dime size hail in the Sun City/Carolina Lakes area.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Sheriff dispatch reported trees down in the Van Wyck community.
June 2011	Hail	Van Wyck	-	Public reported nickel to quarter size hail on Smith and Marvin roads.
April 2011	Hail	Van Wyck	-	Public reported nickel size hail 3.5 miles ENE of Fort Mill.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Tree down on car on Jim Wilson Rd. Trees down along Jim Wilson Rd.
July 2008	Hail	Van Wyck	-	Penny size hail reported by Sheriff Dispatch in the Indian Land area of the county.
April 2007	Hail	Van Wyck	-	Convenience store at Hwy 521 and Fort Mill Hwy reported nickel size hail.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Post Office reported large branches down on hwy 75 between Van Wyck and Hancock.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Wyck	-	Sheriff reported trees down in Hancock on hwy 521.

Every storm recorded in Lancaster 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
Adam Ivy House	0.7 miles	1990
Cureton House	5.1 miles	1990
North Carolina-South Carolina Cornerstone	5.6 miles	1984
Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery	6.4 miles	1975

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 90000095 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Lancaster County	All 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.