Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
“The Bivings-Converse House is a historic house located at 1 Douglas Street near Glendale, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.”
Wikipedia article Bivings-Converse House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Spartanburg County · listed in 1995 · 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 99 fires within 5 miles of Bivings-Converse House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 489 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2011 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Bivings-Converse House: 4 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammet Mine, Crocker Mine | Gold, Copper | Unknown | 1818, 1825, 1857 | |
| Pacolet Mill | Feldspar | Plant | ||
| Chapman Sand Plant #6 (Converse) | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Deaton's Sand Pit | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Hammet Grove Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Metamorphic Stratform | |
| Pacolet Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Igneous | |
| Pacolet Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pacolet River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Pacolet River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glendale, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Lightning | Glendale | $20,000 | Media reported lightning struck and ignited a fire at a home on Indian Creek Rd. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $2,000 | County comms reported several power lines blown down damaged power poles on the east side of Spartanburg. |
| October 2015 | Flood | Glendale | $1,000 | Although heavy rain ended across the Spartanburg area by the pre-dawn hours, runoff Lawsons Fork Creek remaining above flood stage for a few more hours. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | - | Emergency manager reported multiple trees and power lines blown down around the Glendale community and two trees down along Pine Ridge Rd. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | - | Multiple large limbs were blown down on Bethesda Rd 7 miles east of Spartanburg. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | - | A tree was blown down on Fernwood Glendale Rd about 5 miles east of Spartanburg and another on Goldmine Rd at Bethesda Rd. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Glendale | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Glendale | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Foster's Tavern | 3.2 miles | 1970 |
 | Walker Hall | 3.3 miles | 1977 |
 | Converse Mill | 3.5 miles | 2015 |
 | Evans-Russell House | 4.2 miles | 2007 |
 | Pine Street Elementary School | 4.2 miles | 2016 |
 | Converse Heights Historic District | 4.3 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000638 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Spartanburg County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
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