hɪz lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ɪn ɐn ˈɜːli kənstɹˈʌkʃən pɹˈoʊɡɹæm lˈɛd tə ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv nˈeɪmɪŋ ʌv dʒˈɑːn ɡɹˈænt kɹˈæb skˈuːl loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn skˈuːl pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ɪn ˈæʃləndz sˈɛntɹəl pˈɑːɹk.
His leadership in an early construction program led to the 1895 naming of John Grant Crabbe School located on school property in Ashland's Central Park.