Worsham High School Explained

Worsham High School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 18, 2010[1]
Designated Other1 Number:073-5064
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:8832 Abilene Rd, near Farmville, Virginia
Coordinates:37.2303°N -78.4464°W
Built:, 1963-1964
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:June 24, 2010
Refnum:10000384

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 ofPrince Edward County.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Worsham High School . Alyson Fickenscher. January 2010 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo