Worsham High School

Worsham High School
Location 8832 Abilene Rd, near Farmville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′49″N 78°26′47″W / 37.23028°N 78.44639°W / 37.23028; -78.44639Coordinates: 37°13′49″N 78°26′47″W / 37.23028°N 78.44639°W / 37.23028; -78.44639
Area 8.9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built 1927 (1927), 1963-1964
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 10000384[1]
VLR # 073-5064
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 24, 2010
Designated VLR March 18, 2010[2]

Worsham High School, also known as Worsham Elementary and High School and Worsham School, is a historic high school complex located near Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It was built in 1927, and is a one- to two-story, banked brick building with a recessed, arched entrance showing influences from the Colonial Revival style. The school contains 12 classrooms on two floors arranged in a "U" around a central auditorium/classroom. Also on the property are the contributing agriculture building and cannery, both rectangular cinder block buildings built about 1927. In 1963-1964, the Worsham School was one of four County schools leased by the Prince Edward Free School system, a privately organized but federally supported organization providing free schooling for the African-American students of Prince Edward County.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Alyson Fickenscher (January 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Worsham High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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