ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, ðɪ ˈæʃlənd bˈoːɹd ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɐnˈaʊnst ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv bˈɪldɪŋ wʊd biː ɹˈeɪzd, ðə plˈænd kənstɹˈʌkʃən əvə nˈuː ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi skˈuːl ɪnðə sˈeɪm loʊkˈeɪʃən, ænd “tə kəntˈɪnjuː tʊ ˈɑːnɚ dˈɑːktɚ. kɹˈæbz ɐtʃˈiːvmənts baɪ kˈiːpɪŋ ðə nˈeɪm ʌvðə stɹˈʌktʃɚɹ ɪt wɪl biː ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ”.
In 1958, the Ashland Board of Education announced the 1895 building would be razed, the planned construction of a new elementary school in the same location, and “to continue to honor Dr. Crabbe’s achievements by keeping the name of the structure it will be replacing”.