Lylburn Downing School

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. 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]

Lylburn Downing School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	300 Diamond St., Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates	37°47′10″N 79°26′03″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1927 (1927)
Architect	Fleming R. Hurt, Daley Craig
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	03001093[1]
VLR No.	117-5002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 23, 2003
Designated VLR	June 18, 2003[2]

Lylburn Downing Middle School currently serves as a small, city school located in Lexington, Virginia in the southwest Virginia Appalachian Mountains. The school serves 189 students in grades 6–8, with ages ranging from 11 to 15 years old. 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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. 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
4. Washington & Lee University, Black History Month, Leander J. Shaw, Jr.