St. Austin's Military School is a defunct American

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formerly located in the

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section of

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. The school was founded in 1883 by the Rev. Alfred G. Mortimer with the name St. Austin's

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School for Boys. The name of the school was soon changed to St. Austin's Military School. In 1898, it moved to

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. While on Staten Island the school was housed in the former Garner Mansion near the corner of Castleton and Bard Avenues. 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.

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