Taylor School (a)

Taylor School was a one-room schoolhouse near Haw Patch Hill in southwestern Franklin County. The school was built with a stone foundation, and it was heated with a stove. The building did not have electricity, running water, or indoor restrooms. It was last used as a school in 1934. Pearl Cooper and JC Philpott were teachers at Taylor. Note that there was another school named Taylor that was located just north of Grassy Hill.

Taylor School (circled),
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1925


Taylor School (circled),
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1927


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


Taylor School (circled)
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1944