David G. Farragut Elementary School, also known as The Farragut School, was a public elementary school located at 10 Fenwood Road, in the Mission Hill district of Boston, Massachusetts, just off of
Huntington Avenue
Huntington Avenue is a secondary thoroughfare in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, beginning at Copley Square, and continuing west through the Back Bay, Fenway, Longwood, and Mission Hill neighborhoods. Huntington Avenue is signed as Route 9 ...
.
The school was located next to the
Fenwood Road trolley-train stop on the "E" branch of the MBTA's Green Line and
Brigham and Women's Hospital.
The Farragut School opened in early 1904 and closed in 2011 amidst a restructuring of the
Boston Public Schools.
At the time of its closure, the school served students from
Kindergarten
Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th ce ...
through Grade 5
and had around 15 teachers overseeing 230 students.
The school served an approximate population of more than 25,000 people.
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David Farragut
David Glasgow Farragut (; also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy. F ...
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1904 establishments in Massachusetts
Educational institutions established in 1904
2011 disestablishments in Massachusetts
Educational institutions disestablished in 2011
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