A Guide to the Prince Edward County (Va.), Public Buildings and Grounds, 1854-1875
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the Library of Virginia
Barcode number 0007334380
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Preferred Citation
Prince Edward County (Va.), Public Buildings and Grounds, 1854-1875. Barcode number 0007334380. Local government records collection, Court records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Prince Edward County.
Historical Information
Prince Edward County was named in honor of Edward Augustus, a son of Prince Frederick Louis, a grandson of George II, and a younger brother of George III. The county was formed from Amelia County in 1753. The county seat is Farmville.
The clerk's office depicted in the 1854 drawings is still standing and includes some of the letter presses originally designed for the building. The structure is known as the Worsham clerk's office because it stands in the village of Worsham, named after Branch Worsham, the first clerk of court in Prince Edward. The county seat moved to Farmville in 1872.
Scope and Content
Prince Edward County (Va.), Public Buildings and Grounds, 1854-1875. The materials consist of architectural drawings and specifications for the clerk's office (1854-1855), a petition for a new courthouse (1871-1872), and specifications and an agreement for the courthouse portico (1875).
The drawings and specifications for the clerk's office include a floor plan and design for letter presses to be used for court documents.
Index Terms
- Prince Edward County (Va.) County Court
- Architectural drawings -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Courthouses -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Designs and plans.
- Public buildings -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Designs and plans.
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
- Architectural drawings -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Proposed designs.
- Reports-- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Specifications -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.