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Hagood-Mauldin House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

From the record

“The Hagood-Mauldin House is a property listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in Pickens, South Carolina. The house was originally constructed for James Earle Hagood ca.1856 in the town of Old Pickens but in 1868 when the Pickens District was divided into Oconee County and Pickens County, the house was disassembled, boards and beams numbered, and reassembled at its present location in the town of Pickens.”

Wikipedia article Hagood-Mauldin House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 29 National Register listings published here for Pickens County · listed in 1997 · 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 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Hagood--Mauldin House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 104 N. Lewis St., Pickens, 29671
  • When was it listed? October 1997
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Pickens
  • Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
  • National Register reference number. 97001185 - 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

312 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 312 fires within 5 miles of Hagood-Mauldin House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 636 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 14 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 burning125
Missing data/not specified/undetermined109
Equipment and vehicle use20
Misuse of fire by a minor20
Arson/incendiarism14
Smoking9
Natural7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1998Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2017Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1999Smoking1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Pickens County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hagood-Mauldin House: 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Harvey Harper ProspectMicaProspect
Kirksey ProspectMicaProspect
Mccomb ProspectMicaProspect

Every working recorded in Pickens County

Storms near this property

60 of 73 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pickens, the town this property stands in, in 73 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 45 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 1998Flash FloodPickens1 killed, 3 hurt, $50,000Excessive rain fell just north of Pickens causing raging water flowing into a lake to wash out a road. Two cars drove into this washout around 2300 EST and then were swept into the lake, killing one young man and injuring three other people.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindPickens1 hurtno account filed
March 1993HailPickens$500,000no account filed
July 2005Flash FloodPickens$400,000Flooding began around Easley during the late morning, when several roads were underwater, including Stewart Dr, Campbell Ave, and Saluda Dam Rd, where a car was swept away by flood water. Flooding became quite serious around 10 AM, when water from Georges Creek entered 8 homes in the Quail Haven s/d, forcing evacuations. Some of the homes and their contents were damaged extensively and rendered uninhabitable. At least 1 bridge was washed out. A family required rescue when their van succombed to flood water in the Oak Creek subdivision. Near Pickens, a flea market was underwater when a feeder creek of Twelvemile Creek flooded. Several roads were closed in Pickens, including City Lake and Slickum Rds. A bridge on Odom Rd in Pickens received some minor damage and a portion of Ballard Hill Rd was washed out.
June 2006Flash FloodPickens$50,000Severe urban and poor drainage flooding and some stream flooding developed in Pickens when 8 to 10 inches fell across the county in about an 8 hour period. Several roads were closed in an around the city, including highway 178 North. Water entered several businesses along this section of 178, apparently due to flooding along Towne Creek. Other closed roads included City Lake Rd, Hollingsworth Rd, and Runymeade Rd. The Pickens flea market flooded to depths of 5 feet as rapid runoff from heavy rain collected in this low lying area. Highway 183 was also flooded near the flea market.
August 1994HailPickens$50,000,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds
March 2016Thunderstorm WindPickens$30,000Public, HAM Radio operator, and county comms reported wind damage from the city of Pickens east through the Dacusville area. Some exterior damage occurred to a building on W Main St in Pickens, including part of a tin roof that was peeled off. Part of the roof was also torn off a well-contructed barn near the intersection of Albatross Rd and Hitt Rd. Otherwise, numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down throughout the area, with one limb through the windshield of a vehicle in the Dacusville area.
January 1996Thunderstorm WindPickens$30,000no account filed
May 2005LightningPickens$16,000Lightning killed 16 cows.
April 2005Tornado (F1)Pickens$15,000This tornado touched down just northwest of Pickens, where 3 barns were destroyed near the intersection of Gravley Rd and Artie Rd. Numerous trees were blown down from the intersection of Red Hill and Reece Mill Rds east to highway 178. The tornado continued an intermittent ENE track, snapping off and uprooting numerous trees along an 8 mile path before lifting west of Dacusville. At least one tree fell on a house, and at least one car was damaged. Newspaper reported thousands of power outages across the county. There was also a spotter report of mothball hail in Pickens at 2:30.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindPickens$10,000Divergent damage path ran from the intersection of Shady Grove and Martin School Rds to highway 178 north of Pickens. Spotter estimated 65 mph winds in Pickens. Several trees and lines down from Pickens to Liberty. At least one tree fell on a house near Liberty High School. A car was blown into another car at the Nissan plant near Liberty.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindPickens$5,000Trees were blown down and an outbuilding was destroyed.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindPickens$5,000no account filed
January 1995Thunderstorm WindPickens$2,500no account filed
August 2023Tornado (EF0)Pickens$2,000NWS storm survey found the path of an EF0 tornado that touched down near the intersection of Shady Grove Rd and Morgan Jane Lane, moving just south of due east across Thomas Rd, Sidney Dr, Highway 183 (near the intersection of Singleton Rd before lifting in downtown Pickens. Damage was limited to multiple uprooted trees, snapped large limbs, and minor damage to outbuildings.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindPickens$1,000Some trees and power lines were blown down.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindPickens$1,000A number of trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 11 in the Laurel Valley community.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindPickens$1,000no account filed
June 2025HailPickens-Public reported (via Social Media) up to ping pong ball size hail with damage to a vehicle in the Pickens area.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindPickens-Public reported (via Social Media) multiple trees blown down just northeast of Pickens.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindPickens-County comms reported a few trees blown down near Pickens.
July 2023HailPickens-Public reported 3/4 inch hail.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindPickens-County comms reported multiple trees down east of Pickens through north of Easley.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindPickens-County comms reported widespread trees and power lines blown down across Pickens County, especially across the eastern half of the county.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindPickens-Public reported multiple trees uprooted in the area surrounding Luna Ln in Central. Ham radio operator reported multiple trees blown down in the Pickens area.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindPickens-County comms and high patrol reported a couple of trees blown down east of Pickens including at Glassy Mountain Church Rd and Rhymes Rhymes Ln.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindPickens-County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down, mainly across the eastern half of Pickens County.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindPickens-Public reported multiple trees blown down in Pickens, especially off Glassy Mountain St.
March 2017HailPickens-Public reported 3/4 inch hail in the Pickens area.
March 2017HailPickens-Public reported (via Social Media) ping pong ball size hail in the Pickens area associated with a second storm.
April 2016HailPickens-CoCoRahs observers, HAM Radio operators, the public, and spotters reported quarter size hail across much of central Pickens County.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindPickens-Law enforcement reported a few trees blown down in the Pickens area.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindPickens-County comms reported multiple trees blown down across the eastern half of Pickens County, including the Pickens, Easley, and Dacusville area.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindPickens-Trees were blown down around Cove Creek Rd and Porter Rd. Additional trees were downed along highway 178 just north of town. Also, utility company reported multiple large oak trees down along highway 178 near Hagood Mill Rd.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindPickens-Trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of highway 11 and 178.
April 2012HailPickens-Penny size hail fell along Meece Mill Rd.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindPickens-A tree was blown down on Welborn Rd and another nearby on Ireland Rd.
June 2010HailPickens-Quarter to golf ball size size hail fell on Fox Squirrel Rd.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindPickens-Part of the metal roof was blown off of a car dealership and numerous trees were blown down around Pickens. Three trees were also blown down onto highway 183 3.5 miles east of Pickens.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindPickens-Trees and power lines were blown down on the west and north side of the city of Pickens.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindPickens-Numerous trees were blown down across the northern part of the county.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindPickens-Two trees were blown down and blocked roads in the Sunset community.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindPickens-Quite a few trees blown down from Lake Keowee to Easley.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindPickens-Numerous trees were blown down in and around Pickens.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindPickens-Two trees blown down near the intersection of Cleo-Chapman Highway and Mill Creek Rd.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindPickens-Two trees blown down at the highway 178, highway 8 intersection.
March 2007FloodPickens-Flooding in Pickens County included portions of the Saluda River and Gregory Creek, which flooded the bridge over Concord Church Rd near its intersection with Massingill Memorial. Mauldin Lake Rd was also under water, apparently due to flooding along Wolf Creek. Water was also over highway 183 in several places, mainly due to poor drainage.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindPickens-Trees were blown down off of highway 178.
June 2007HailPickens-Reported on Midway Rd.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindPickens-Several trees blown down across Table Rock State Park.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindPickens-The top of a small oak tree was snapped off and several large limbs were downed.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindPickens-Spotter estimated winds of 75 to 100 mph. He counted over 100 large trees uprooted in a divergent pattern in a 25 acre area near the Keowee Mountain Estates off of highway 133 near Nine Times.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindPickens-A few trees down west of Liberty.
July 2003HailPickens-Hail fell on highway 8 between Pickens and Table Rock.
July 2003Flash FloodPickens-A portion of Tiger Lane was washed out by heavy rain.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindPickens-Several trees were blown down along highways 8 and 178 between Pickens and Easley.
September 2003Flash FloodPickens-A strong storm system produced very heavy rainfall across portions of the Upstate, which resulted in some flooding across Pickens County. A creek flooded part of City Lake Road. Flooding of urban and poor drainage areas was fairly widespread across the county.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindPickens-Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in extreme northern Pickens County as a squall line moved in from the west. Some trees fell onto roads. The first area affected was north of Highway 11, west of Table Rock.
June 2010HailPickens-no account filed
May 2006HailPickens-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pickens County

Newspapers printed here

26,894 digitised pages

6 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 4,711 issues, 26,894 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.

NewspaperPublished
The Pickens Sentinel1871 to 1903
The People's Journal1891 to 1903
The Pickens Sentinel-Journal1903 to 1906
The Pickens Sentinel1911 to 2016
The Sentinel-Journal1906 to 1909
The Pickens Sentinel-Journal1909 to 1911

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

6 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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Griffin-Christopher House0.2 miles2001
Old Pickens Jail0.3 miles1979
Hagood Mill3.0 miles1972
Arial Mill4.6 miles2023
Williams-Ligon House5.0 miles2012
Liberty Colored High School6.7 miles2003

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 97001185 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Pickens CountyAll 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.