Worsham High School
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The former high school building at dusk, April 2017
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Location | 8832 Abilene Rd, near Farmville, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°13′49″N 78°26′47″W / 37.23028°N 78.44639°WCoordinates: 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 # | 10000384 |
VLR # | 073-5064 |
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Added to NRHP | June 24, 2010 |
Designated VLR | March 18, 2010 |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.