Vacant / Not In Use
Virginia - Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County Virginia has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Moton, Robert Russa, High School, Sayler's Creek Battlefield, Briery Church, Debtor's Prison and Falkland.

The famous person Francis Watkins Jr. is associated with one of more of the Prince Edward County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Prince Edward County places including Dabney Robert Lewis and Guthrey & Thackston. Prominent architectural styles found in Prince Edward Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Classical Revival.

Briery Church (added 1969 - - #69000371)
N of jct. of Rtes. 747 and 671 , Briery
Ras67, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dabney,Rev. Robert Lewis
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Buffalo Presbyterian Church (added 1995 - - #95000395)
Also known as VDHR File No. 73-28
VA 659, 0.3 mi. S of jct. with VA 658 , Pamplin
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Republic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
Debtor's Prison (added 1972 - - #72001412)
On U.S. 15 , Worsham
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Falkland (added 1979 - - #79003071)
NW of Meherrin on VA 632 , Redd Shop
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Watkins,Francis,Jr.,et al.
Significant Year:
1815
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Farmville Historic District (added 1989 - - #89001822)
Also known as DHR File No. 144-27
Roughly bounded by Main, Venable, High, Ely, School, First Ave., Irving, Second Ave., Oak, W. Third St., and Mill , Farmville
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
More Information:
First Baptist Church (added 2013 - - #13000046)
100 S. Main St., Farmville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Griffin, L. Francis
Area of Significance:
Education, Black, Law, Politics/Government, Religion, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Hampden-Sydney College Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000822)
Also known as Hampden-Sydney College
Bounded approximately by the Hampden-Sydney College campus , Hampden-Sydney
Wtzjr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, College, Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
Longwood House (added 1984 - - #84003564)
Johnson Dr. , Farmville
Puritan Nerd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Moton, Robert Russa, Boyhood Home (added 2014 - - #14000149)
4162 Lockett Rd., Rice
Clint114, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Moton, Robert Russa, High School (added 1995 - - #95001177)
Also known as Farmville Elementary School;VDHR File No. 144-53
Jct. of S. Main St. and Griffin Blvd. , Farmville
Wtzjr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
Old Prince Edward County Clerk's Office (added 1979 - - #79003072)
Also known as Prince Edward County Clerk's Office
U.S. 15 , Worsham
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Guthrey & Thackston
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Education, Law, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Sayler's Creek Battlefield (added 1985 - - #85002436)
VA 617, 618, and 619 , Farmville
Doncram, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
More Information:
Twin Lakes State Park (added 2012 - - #12000906)
788 Twin Lakes Rd., Green Bay
Mojo Hand, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Black, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
More Information:
Worsham High School (added 2010 - - #10000384)
Also known as Worsham Elementary and High School, Worsham School
8832 Abilene Rd , Farmville
Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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