The Old Prince Edward County Clerk's Office is a historic clerk's

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located at Worsham,

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. It was built in 1855, and is a one-story, brick building in the Roman Revival style. It features a one-story front

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with original

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columns and pilasters. It served as the clerk's office until the

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moved to Farmville in 1872. It stands across the road from the

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. an
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in 1979.

References

Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Government buildings completed in 1815 Buildings and structures in Prince Edward County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Prince Edward County, Virginia {{PrinceEdwardCountyVA-NRHP-stub