Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“Hermon Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 446 Dave Lyle Boulevard in Rock Hill, South Carolina.”
Wikipedia article Hermon Presbyterian Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 62 National Register listings published here for York County · listed in 1992 · 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 89 fires within 5 miles of Hermon Presbyterian Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 223 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | 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 3 workings within 5 miles of Hermon Presbyterian Church: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Rock Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| York Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rock Hill, the town this property stands in, in 92 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 40 thunderstorm wind, 31 hail, 10 lightning, 5 flash flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Lightning | Rock Hill | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Rock Hill | $3,000,000 | National Severe Storms Lab relayed multiple public reports of up to golf ball size hail on the north side of Rock Hill. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $50,000 | Numerous trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down. One tree fell on a house, causing extensive damage. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $50,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, many of which fell on homes and vehicles. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $50,000 | A large sign was blown down at Cherry Park. A new roof under construction at a church was blown off. Trees were downed, with at least one falling on a vehicle. |
| May 2003 | Lightning | Rock Hill | $20,000 | Lightning ignited a couple of house fires. |
| February 2012 | Lightning | Rock Hill | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Lightning | Rock Hill | $17,000 | Lightning caused fires at two homes and at a business. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Rock Hill | $15,000 | Lightning ignited a fire at a church. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Rock Hill | $15,000 | Lightning ignited a fire at a business. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were down in Rock Hill. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Rock Hill | $5,000 | This tornado touched down on the norheast side of Tega Cay and tracked almost due north into North Carolina. Damage was mainly limited to trees, but a few of these fell on homes and automobiles. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down or uprooted. Three vehicles were damaged by fallen trees. |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Rock Hill | $5,000 | Lightning struck a house and caused a small fire. |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Rock Hill | $5,000 | no account filed |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $2,500 | Part of the tin roof of a greenhouse was torn off, and a concession stand blown about 200 feet along highway 5 near the Applied Technology Center. Several pine trees were also blown down. Emergency manager inspected the damage and determined straight line winds were the likely culprit. |
| April 2006 | Lightning | Rock Hill | $1,000 | Lightning ignited a small fire in the attic of a vacant house. Damage was minimal. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $1,000 | Some trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $1,000 | Trees and powerlines were blown down along Gold Mone Rd and Cherry Rd. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $1,000 | Brief damaging winds occurred during a fast-moving, low-topped line of thunderstorms. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $1,000 | Fallen limbs from thunderstorm winds fell on power lines, causing power outages. A split tree blocked a street for some time. Rainfall of 1.5 inches was also recorded. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $300 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | Public reported half dollar size hail in the Rock Hill area. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | Ham radio operator reported quarter size hail in the Rock Hill area. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | County comms reported several trees and a few power lines blown down across Rock Hill. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Public reported (via Social Media) multiple trees blown down across roads in the Rock Hill area. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | County comms reported 3/4 inch hail just south of Rock Hill. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | County comms reported several power lines blown down in the Rock Hill area. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | Spotter reported golf ball size hail with a third York County severe thunderstorm. This one tracked across the southern part of the county. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | A few trees were blown down between Rock Hill and Lake Wylie, with some trees on power lines. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in and around Rock Hill. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Multiple trees were blown down between Fort Mill and Rock Hill. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | Golf ball size hail was reported on Walnut St in Rock Hill. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Three trees were blown down in the Rock Hill area. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | Reported near the intersection of highway 5 and I-77. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | Hail reported at the Catawba Indian Reservation. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Several trees blown down from Rock Hill to Fort Mill, with a tree on a house on Lee St in Rock Hill. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | Hail reportedly ranged from the size of pecans to golfballs. |
| June 2006 | Heavy Rain | Rock Hill | - | A detention pond at a construction site in the southwest part of the city overflowed when over 3 inches of rain fell in several hours. This resulted in significant flooding of several yards, with water a couple of feet deep, on Ogden Rd in the southwest part of the city. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | Large hail continued in the city of Rock Hill and points south, with hail growing to tennis ball size near downtown. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | Numerous reports of hail up to golfball size in and around Rock Hill. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Trees and power lines blown down and several hundred power outages in the Rock Hill area. Most of the damage was in the southern part of the city, but a tree fell on a home on Westover Circle west of town. Numerous large tree limbs were also downed near the intersection of Marshall Rd and Dunlap-Roddey Rd. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Numerous trees down across the county, especially along highway 5 northwest of Rock Hill and in the Lake Wylie area. |
| February 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Rock Hill | - | A weak tornado touched down briefly in a Rock Hill suburb. During its 1800 foot track, the tornado snapped off several pine trees and blew a ridge vent off of a home. Debris carried by the tornado broke windows at another home and broke out a car windshield. |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Rock Hill | - | After an extended period of heavy rain, overnight thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall in a short period of time, which resulted in rapid rises and flooding along some creeks and streams. Several major streets flooded, some due to poor drainage, and others because of overflowing creeks. The parking lot was flooded at an apartment complex. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Rock Hill | - | Several small creeks flooded. Part of highway 5 was washed out. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Several trees were blown down along Saluda Rd, Straight Rd, and McConnells Rd. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | Numerous reports of dime-sized hail with a second severe thunderstorm that affected the Rock Hill area. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Storm spotter reported severe caliber winds in northern York County. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Numerous trees and power lines down near Interstate 77. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Trained spotter report of 55 to 60 mph winds. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Large tree limbs blown across power lines in Rock Hill, resulting in power outages. |
| July 2001 | Lightning | Rock Hill | - | Lightning resulted in numerous power outages. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Trees were blown down across much of the western half of York county. Trees limbs up to 3.5 inches in diameter were snapped off in Rock Hill. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | One tree and several large limbs were blown down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | A line of severe thunderstorms moved out of the Georgia mountains into the upstate, causing wind gusts in the 50 to 60 knots range at many locations. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down causing extended power outages for thousands of customers. West of Long Creek a mobile home was destroyed. In Simpsonville a garage was shifted off its foundation. The towns of Central, Pendleton, Marietta, and Williamston were especially hard hit with extensive damage reported. In York County thunderstorm winds and lightning caused considerable damage to utilities and affected traffic. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | One-inch hail at the York County Airport |
| April 2012 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Rock Hill | - | no account filed |
1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 1 issue, 4 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 Rock Hill Messenger | 1896 to 1921 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Afro-American Insurance Company Building | 0.1 miles | 1992 |
 | Marion Street Area Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1992 |
 | Mount Prospect Baptist Church | 0.4 miles | 1992 |
 | People's National Bank Building | 0.4 miles | 1999 |
 | US Post Office and Courthouse | 0.5 miles | 1988 |
 | Rock Hill Cotton Factory (Boundary Increase) | 0.5 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000652 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| York County | All 62 listed properties in this county. |
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