Lylburn Downing School is a historic

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building for African-American children located at

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. It was built in 1926–1927, and is a one-story,

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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. an
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/ref> 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

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in 2003.

Notable people

* Leander J. Shaw, Jr., Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, went to Lylburn Downing School.Washington & Lee University, Black History Month, Leander J. Shaw, Jr.
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References

African-American history of Virginia School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia School buildings completed in 1927 Schools in Rockbridge County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge County, Virginia 1927 establishments in Virginia {{RockbridgeCountyVA-NRHP-stub