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 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 peopleedit
Leander J. Shaw, Jr., Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, went to Lylburn Downing School.[4]
^"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.
lylburn, downing, school, historic, school, building, african, american, children, located, lexington, virginia, built, 1926, 1927, story, classical, revival, style, brick, building, columned, entry, porch, pilasters, rear, addition, constructed, 1939, 1940, c. 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 SchoolU S National Register of Historic PlacesVirginia Landmarks RegisterFront seen from the northShow map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesLocation300 Diamond St Lexington VirginiaCoordinates37 47 10 N 79 26 03 W 37 7861 N 79 4343 W 37 7861 79 4343Arealess than one acreBuilt1927 1927 ArchitectFleming R Hurt Daley CraigArchitectural styleClassical RevivalNRHP reference No 03001093 1 VLR No 117 5002Significant datesAdded to NRHPOctober 23 2003Designated VLRJune 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 editLeander J Shaw Jr Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court went to Lylburn Downing School 4 References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 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 amp Lee University Black History Month Leander J Shaw Jr This article about a property in Rockbridge County Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lylburn Downing School amp oldid 1018801692, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
