A Guide to the Prince Edward County (Va.), Public Buildings and Grounds, 1854-1875 Prince Edward County (Va.), Public Buildings and Grounds, 1854-1875
0007334380
A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Barcode number 0007334380
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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.
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.
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.