In 1870, the Freedmen’s School was established as the first public school for African-Americans in Brunswick. Colored Memorial High School, designed by Cloister architect Francis L. Abreu, was built adjacent to the Freedmen’s School in 1923* and named to honor African-American veterans of World War I. The Freedmen’s School was replaced by Risley High School in 1936 and served the community until 1955 when a new Risley High School was built elsewhere. It was named Risley School, for Captain Douglas Gilbert Risley, who advocated for the school as the head of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
*- The 1922 date on the building is the date the cornerstone was laid by Dr. H. R. Butler.
National Register of Historic Places
Vanishing Georgia: Photographs by Brian Brown 
Interestingly, there’s a Cloister reference here…
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Wow! Next time we ride through Brunswick, we’ll have to look for this building. Love the details on buildings built in past years! And any of these dedicated/named for an important person should be preserved…it’s historically significant.