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Line 1: {{Short description\|Defunct military academy in New York, USA}} St. Austin's Military School is a defunct military academy formerly located in the [[West Brighton]] section of [[Staten Island]], [[New York]]. The school was founded in 1883. It was housed in the former Garner Mansion on St. Austin's Place. The building still exists as part of the campus of [[Richmond University Medical Center]]. {{no footnotes\|date=May 2016}} {{use American English\|date=May 2016}} {{use mdy dates\|date=May 2016}} {{for\|the school in Texas\|St. Austin Catholic School}} [[File:St. Austin School, Staten Island (campus view and portico of bldg.) (NYPL b15279351-105013).tiff\|thumb\|Early 20th century postcard]] '''St. Austin's Military School''' is a defunct American [[military academy]] formerly located in the [[West Brighton]] section of [[Staten Island]], [[New York (state)\|New York]]. The school was founded in 1883 by the Rev. Alfred G. Mortimer with the name '''St. Austin's [[Episcopal Church (United States)\|Episcopal]] School for Boys'''. The name of the school was soon changed to St. Austin's Military School. In 1898, it moved to [[Connecticut]]. Source: [[Staten Island Advance]], February 21, 2008, page C-2.▼ While on Staten Island the school was housed in the former Garner Mansion near the corner of Castleton and Bard Avenues.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=William T. and Mary Marcellite Garner Mansion, Staten Island {{!}} Historic Districts Council's Six to Celebrate\|url=https://6tocelebrate.org/site/william-t-and-mary-marcellite-garner-mansion/\|access-date=2021-05-27\|website=6tocelebrate.org\|date=April 22, 2015 }}</ref> The building still exists as part of the campus of [[Richmond University Medical Center]]. A nearby street named St. Austin's Place is a reminder of the school. ==See also== {{portal\|Connecticut\|New York City\|Schools}} * [[List of defunct military academies in the United States]] * [[Salisbury School]] {{clear}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ▲~~Source:~~ * ''[[Staten Island Advance]]'', February 21, 2008, page C-2. * [[Staten Island Historical Society]] library. {{Coord\|40.6352\|-74.1055\|display=title}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Austin's Military School}} [[Category:Organizations with year of disestablishment missing]] [[Category:1883 establishments in New York (state)]] [[Category:Defunct schools in New York City]] [[Category:Defunct United States military academies]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1883]] [[Category:Defunct private schools in Connecticut]] [[Category:Private schools in Staten Island]] [[Category:West New Brighton, Staten Island]] {{Connecticut-school-stub}} {{StatenIsland-school-stub}}