National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), 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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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

File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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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