Alderman's 20 Stores in One

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

From the record

“Alderman's 20 Stores in One, also known as The Belk Building, is a historic commercial building located at Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina. It was built in 1919, and is a two-story red brick building or two-part commercial block with a flat roof and parapets.”
Wikipedia article Alderman's 20 Stores in One, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 10 National Register listings published here for Clarendon County · listed in 1994 · category: Building.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 34 and 36 Brooks St., Manning, 29102
When was it listed? August 1994
Category. building
Census division. Manning
National Register reference number. 94001047 - 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

492 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 492 fires within 5 miles of Alderman's 20 Stores in One between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,203 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 94 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	203
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	158
Arson/incendiarism	94
Equipment and vehicle use	13
Misuse of fire by a minor	12
Smoking	6
Natural	3
Recreation and ceremony	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Railroad operations and maintenance	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
8 September 2002	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 2002	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	10 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2010	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2009	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2008	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2003	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Clarendon County

Storms near this property

60 of 103 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manning, the town this property stands in, in 103 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 50 thunderstorm wind, 40 hail, 7 flash flood, 5 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 18 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
June 2000	Lightning	Manning	1 killed	Lightning struck a man under a tree and killed him.
January 2006	Tornado (F1)	Manning	18 hurt, $500,000	A strong F1 tornado touched down just west of Manning and continued NNE to Alcolu. Six mobile homes were completely destroyed, 9 had moderate damage, 16 had minor damage, 2 framed homes had minor damage and many trees and powerlines were down. There were 18 injuries, 9 of which were sent to the hospital,4 of which were kept for a few days and released.
October 2015	Flash Flood	Manning	$8,000,000	Several streets flooded in town. Meadowfield Apartments in Summerton also experiencing flooding.
October 2002	Flash Flood	Manning	$335,000	Tropical Storm Kyle produced 4 to 10 inches of rain over easter Clarendon county closing roads in low lying areas. The most serious damage occurred in Chitwood Mobile Home Park just outside of Manning where 17 mobile homes were heavily damaged by high water, forcing about 50 persons to move to shelters.
October 2015	Flash Flood	Manning	$100,000	Clarendon County Sheriff's Office reported passed along a public report of roadway flooding on Greeleyville HWY between the county jail and Bloomville Road.
August 2023	Flash Flood	Manning	$20,000	Streets around the Weldon Auditorium including Old Georgetown Road closed due to flooding.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$14,000	Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down in Manning and signs down on Hwy 261. Some of the utility poles were broken off at the base.
October 2015	Flash Flood	Manning	$10,000	North Church Street in Manning has been closed due to impassible water covering the roadway. Reported by the Emergency Operations Center.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$10,000	Sheriff reported numerous trees down on the west side of Manning.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$8,000	County Sheriff reported trees down on Hwy 261 and Old Georgetown road in Manning.
March 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$6,000	DOT reported several trees down around the Manning area.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$5,000	Dispatch reported large limbs and powerlines down on Old Georgetown Road.
November 2006	Tornado (F1)	Manning	$5,000	Storm survey found several touchdowns along the path. Damage was in the rural areas with only trees down. The tornado started out as an F0 and ended as a weak F1.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$5,000	no account filed
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$4,000	Sheriff reported powerlines down in Manning.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$3,000	Highway Patrol reported trees down in the northbound lane of I-95 at mile marker 121.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$3,000	SCHP reported a couple of trees down along Hwy 301.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$2,000	County dispatch reported trees crossing the road on Alex Harvin Hwy just outside of Manning.
July 2009	Flash Flood	Manning	$2,000	Sheriff reported several roads closed due to flooding of 1 to 2 feet of water. Spotters reported 3 to 4 inches of rain fell over the Manning area in about 2 hours.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$2,000	Police reported several trees down in town on Raccoon and West Huggins streets.
March 1998	Tornado (F0)	Manning	$2,000	The F2 tornado near Vance jumped Lake Marion and briefly touced down near Coopers Landing breaking off a telephone pole and some trees.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$1,000	DOT reported a couple of trees down on Oak Grove Church road near hwy 260.
December 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$1,000	DOT reported a couple of trees down on Racoon Road.
November 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	$1,000	Dispatch reported trees and powerlines down on Greenall road.
May 1995	Hail	Manning	$1,000	Trees down four miles west of Manning.
March 2023	Hail	Manning	$100	Pea sized hail reported in Manning.
May 2025	Hail	Manning	-	A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail in Manning.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Clarendon Co EM reported damage to a sign and a fence at JC Britton Park on Raccoon Rd in Manning. There were also multiple downed trees and power lines around the park.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Clarendon Co EM reported damage to a shopping center at 602 S. Mill St. EM provided photos that showed broken windows, along with some fascia and roof damage.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	A tree was downed on a power line at Bloomville Rd and Cherokee Dr, just SE of Manning.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	A tree was downed on a power line at 2006 Greeleyville Hwy, just E of Manning.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	SCDOT reported a tree down on June Burn Road.
April 2022	Tornado (EF2)	Manning	-	A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF2 tornado in Clarendon\|County, SC in the city of Manning. The tornado had a path length of nearly 3 miles with\|a maximum path width of 140 yards. The peak wind associated with the tornado was\|115 mph.\|\|The tornado touched down near the corner of W Huggins St and Brunson St. The\|tornado pealed back a large portion of the roof of a building at that intersection,\|destroyed a playset, and bent a metal basketball hoop post. The tornado tracked north-\|northeast, crossing Paxville Hwy, then flipped a pickup truck in the parking lot of\|Walmart, shifted two rooftop HVAC units approximately 15 feet at the Walmart, and\|lifted and bent roof trusses of the structure. The tornado turned northeast and\|knocked down numerous trees at the Kensington Pointe Apartments, and along\|Manchester Dr and Michael Ct just northeast of the apartments. Minor roof damage was \|also observed to several homes in this area, with mainly a loss of shingles.\|\|The tornado then intensified as it approached and crossed Old Georgetown Rd, \|producing the most significant damage in the vicinity of Bob White Dr and Gossett Ct.\|Two newer construction homes suffered significant damage in this area and several\|others had minor damage. The two homes with the most damage had garage\|failure and one of them had complete uplift of the roof and all of the walls blown out in\|the room over the garage. Two vehicles in the driveway and one in the garage were\|shifted several feet. All of the windows in the front of the other house were blown out.\|The tornado then moved across the Pocotaligo River and weakened before snapping a\|few trees and overturning a trailer at a business near the intersection of Sumter Hwy\|and June Burn Rd where the tornado eventually dissipated.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Trees down on US Hwy 301. Time estimated.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Trees down on Cedar St. Time estimated.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Considerable tree damage near the intersection of Oak Grove Church Rd and SC 260.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Large tree limbs were downed in the town of Manning.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Clarendon Co dispatch reported a tree down on a house and power lines on Old Manning Rd. Time estimated based on radar.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Reported trees down on June Burn Road.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Sheriff dispatch reported trees down between Summerton and Manning on Alex Harvin Road and also on Highway 261 west of Manning.
May 2009	Hail	Manning	-	Employees at McCabes Bar-B-Que reported penny size hail.
May 2009	Hail	Manning	-	Police reported nickel size hail.
May 2009	Hail	Manning	-	Public reported half dollar size hail.
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Black River Coop reported several large limbs down and powerlines down.
July 2008	Hail	Manning	-	Sheriff Dispatch reported penny size hail at exit 127 on Interstate 95.
March 2008	Hail	Manning	-	Sheriff reported penny size hail in Manning.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Sheriff reported trees down on highway 301 and a large metal sign blow down on I-95 at mile marker 123.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Highway dept reported a couple of trees down on I-95 at MM128.
June 2007	Hail	Manning	-	Post Office reported 3/4 inch hail on hwy 521.
June 2007	Hail	Manning	-	Public reported 3/4 inch hail.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Sheriff reported numerous trees down and road signs blown over in the Manning area.
April 2006	Hail	Manning	-	Public reported penny size hail
April 2006	Hail	Manning	-	Public reported penny size hail
April 2006	Hail	Manning	-	Sheriff reported 1 inch hail in Manning.
April 2006	Hail	Manning	-	Highway dept. reported 1 inch hail.
April 2006	Hail	Manning	-	Sheriff repoted 1 inch hail with a second storm that hit Manning.
April 2006	Hail	Manning	-	Post Office reported nickel size hail new Woodrow.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Highway Dept and dispatch reported trees down in Manning and east of Manning toward the county line.
May 2006	Hail	Manning	-	Public reported nickel size hail.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Manning	-	Sheriff reported trees down on homes and powerlines down.

Every storm recorded in Clarendon County

Newspapers printed here

14,040 digitised pages

2 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 2,094 issues, 14,040 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 Manning Times	1884 to Current
The Manning Times	1884 to Current

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

5 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
Clarendon County Health Center and Office Building	0.5 miles	2022
Manning Commercial Historic District	0.6 miles	2010
Manning Library	0.9 miles	1979
Davis House	2.5 miles	1983
Pleasant Grove School	6.0 miles	2023

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 94001047 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Clarendon County	All 10 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.
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.