Lylburn Downing School
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Lylburn Downing School | |
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| Location | 300 Diamond St., Lexington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°47′10″N 79°26′03″W / 37.7861°N 79.4343°WCoordinates: 37°47′10″N 79°26′03″W / 37.7861°N 79.4343°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Hurt, Fleming R.; Craig, Daley |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 03001093[1] |
| VLR # | 117-5002 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 23, 2003 |
| Designated VLR | June 18, 2003[2] |
Lylburn Downing School is a historic school building for African-American children located at Lexington, Virginia. It was built in 1926-1927, and is a one-story, Classical Revival style brick building. It has a columned entry porch and pilasters that articulate its walls. A rear addition was constructed in 1939-1940, and a covered walkway in 1948-1949. The City of Lexington converted the original building into a community center in the late 1980s.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
Notable people
- Leander J. Shaw, Jr., Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, went to Lylburn Downing School.[4]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ J. Daniel Pezzoni, John Kern (April 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lylburn Downing School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
- ↑ Washington & Lee University, Black History Month, Leander J. Shaw, Jr.
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