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Ehrhardt Elementary was named in honor of a pioneer family in the Klein community, and is located on a portion of the original 167 acres which was purchased by Fritz Ehrhardt, a young German immigrant farmer who arrived in Texas in 1880. Fritz and his wife Louisa Strack Ehrhardt, purchased the land on which our school was built in 1885. They built their home, farmed the land and raised three daughters, Ida, Rosa, and Mattie and five sons, William, Jacob, Fred, August , and George.
The family grew cotton and corn and raised livestock to provide for their own needs as well as to sell at the Farmer's Market in Houston. When making the two day trip into the city of Houston, the family often spent the night in the area that is now occupied by Northline Mall.
Today, some of the land is still farmed by Fritz and Louisa's great grandson, Bernard and his wife JoAnn. They grow several different crops and raise livestock. In fact, an occasional friendly four-hoofed fella has been known to pay a visit to Ehrhardt's playground looking for that proverbial "greener pasture", thus giving our suburban students and teachers a real link with Ehrhardt's colorful history.
When our building opened its doors in 1980, the enrollment was 527. Today, our school has grown to 647, serving the Oakwood Glen, Oakwood West, Shannon Forest, Spring Creek Forest, and Willowick Forest subdivisions.
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