Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
“Calhoun-Gibert House is a historic home located at Willington in McCormick County, South Carolina. It was built about 1856 and was originally a one-story Greek Revival style dwelling.”
Wikipedia article Calhoun-Gibert House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for McCormick County · listed in 1996 · 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 133 fires within 5 miles of Calhoun-Gibert House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,129 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 22 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | LITTLE RIVER FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Calhoun-Gibert House: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Mt. Area-Piedmont Mn Belt | Manganese | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Willington, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willington | $4,000 | Sheriff reported several trees down on Foster Road. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willington | $3,000 | EM reported trees down on powerlines on Hwy 28 near Richey road. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willington | $3,000 | Dispatch reported trees down on hwy 81 near Willington. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Willington | $10 | Dime to nickel size hail reported near Willington along Hwy 81. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willington | - | McCormick County dispatch reported trees down along Hwy 28 north. Time estimated based on radar. |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willington | - | McCormick County Dispatch reported powerlines down along New Cut Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willington | - | A tree was downed at Moss Ave and James Speed Rd. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willington | - | EM reported a tree down across the road on Hwy 81 near Willington. Exact location not given. Time estimated. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willington | - | Dispatch reported strong winds downed a tree at the Mims Community Center. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willington | - | Trees and power lines were downed on Willington Academy Dr. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Willington | - | Large hail and gusty winds at Hwy 81 and Morrah Bridge Rd. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Willington | - | Large hail and gusty winds at Hwy 81 and Morrah Bridge Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Guillebeau House | 2.5 miles | 1973 |
 | Mount Carmel Historic District | 3.2 miles | 1982 |
| John De La Howe State School | 3.5 miles | 1970 | |
 | Calhoun Mill | 4.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Gibert, John Albert, M.D., House | 4.5 miles | 1993 |
 | Lower Long Cane Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church | 7.7 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96000220 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| McCormick County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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