Dudley School

Dudley School was a four-room schoolhouse located in the Union Hall area of Franklin County. The school opened in 1931. It was built on a concrete foundation, and it was heated with a stove. Unlike most schools in Franklin County, Dudley had electricity. Olivia Newbill, C. J. Davis, Pearl Phillips, and Mae Stone were teachers at the school.

Dudley School. c. 1930s
Library of Virginia

Dudley School, c. 1930s
Library of Virginia

Dudley School, 1931-1932
Blue Ridge Institute and Museum

Pearl Phillips and Mae Stone,
teachers at Dudley School, c. 1930s
Blue Ridge Institute and Museum

Dudley School (circled),
schoolhouse map of Franklin County,
Virginia State Planning Board, 1935

Dudley School (circled),
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1951

Dudley School, 2023
The school building now houses an Italian/Texan restaurant called Napoli Cowboy