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Cedarbrook Elementary School is listed on the National Register

Cedarbrook Elementary School is listed on the National Register 2025
Danville
The 1962 International Style school, later renamed W. Townes Lea Elementary, was listed nationally in April 2025.
Cedarbrook Elementary was finished in 1962 and 1963 and is the best preserved of three Danville elementary schools designed by the South Carolina firm Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle and Wolff. A 1969 wing gave it a U-shaped plan. It was renamed W. Townes Lea Elementary in 1983, listed on the Virginia register December 12, 2024, and the National Register April 2, 2025.

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