Larrabee Elementary School

Larrabee Elementary School
Location
1409 18th St,
Bellingham, Washington 98225-7299

United States
Information
Type Public elementary school
Established 1890 (original) 1920 (current)
Closed 2014
School district Bellingham School District 501
Grades K–5
Enrollment 0 approx.[1]

Larrabee Elementary School was retired as a K–5 school in June 2014. The building now houses the Bellingham Family Partnership Program, part of Bellingham Public Schools.[2] Larrabee Elementary School is permanently closed.

History

Larrabee Elementary School was originally named Larrabee Grammar School built in 1890 at 21st and Larrabee Street, but was later relocated to a newly built location in 1920 with an additional gymnasium built in 1954. The school was named after Charles Xavier Larrabee, an early land developer in Fairhaven.[3]

In 2010, Larrabee Elementary School was recognized by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction a school of excellence.

See also

References

  1. http://www.schoolfolks.com/school/126350
  2. "New Bellingham School District program offers help to homeschoolers". Bellingham Herald. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  3. "Bellingham Public Schools". Bellinghams Schools. Retrieved June 11, 2015.


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