Lylburn Downing School

Lylburn Downing School
Location 300 Diamond St., Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates 37°47′10″N 79°26′03″W / 37.7861°N 79.4343°W / 37.7861; -79.4343Coordinates: 37°47′10″N 79°26′03″W / 37.7861°N 79.4343°W / 37.7861; -79.4343
Area less than one acre
Built 1927 (1927)
Architect Hurt, Fleming R.; Craig, Daley
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 03001093[1]
VLR # 117-5002
Significant dates
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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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.


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