Worsham High School
Worsham High School | |
 The former high school building at dusk, April 2017 | |
  Location within Virginia  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 8832 Abilene Rd, near Farmville, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°13′49″N 78°26′47″W / 37.23028°N 78.44639°W |
| Area | 8.9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1927, 1963-1964 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000384[1] |
| VLR No. | 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
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ Alyson Fickenscher (January 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Worsham High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- African-American history of Virginia
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1927
- Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Prince Edward County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Prince Edward County, Virginia
- 1927 establishments in Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs