About Peabody Hall at UVA
Peabody Hall is home to the Office of the Dean of Students and the Office of Admission, which serves undergraduate, transfer, and international applicants. It opened in 1914 as the home for the Curry Memorial School of Education. The building was constructed mainly with monies from the Peabody Education Fund, which had been set up by George Peabody, 19th-century advocate for public education in the South. The building is named in his honor.