Memorial Northwest in Klein in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Kohrville Community

Photographed By Brian Anderson, June 29, 2019

1. Kohrville Community Marker

Inscription. In the 1870s, former slaves from Alabama and Mississippi settled on Cypress Creek, near a store owned by German immigrants Paulin and Agnes Kohrmann. The Kohrville Community, centered on farming, ranching and lumber industries, offered schools for white and black students. When area schools consolidated, Kohrville became part of Klein I.S.D.; African American students attended Kohrville School. In the late 1940s, the school district financed a new school for them. An architect, probably Alfred C. Finn, designed the new schoolhouse, which was later moved to this site. The school district was desegregated in the 1960s. Kohrville and its neighboring communities now are part of the ever-growing Houston suburbs.

Erected 2003 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12869.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 1.785′ N, 95° 32.887′ W. Marker is in Klein, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Memorial Northwest. Marker is on Red Holly Lane, 0.1 miles north of Theiss Mail Route Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in the Wunderlich Farm Historical Park. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 18218 Theiss Mail Route Road, Spring TX 77379, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Catherine Wunderlich (within shouting distance of this marker); Wunderlich Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Peter Wunderlich Home (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Theis (Theiss) Family (approx. half a mile away); McDougle Cemetery (approx. one mile away); The Klein Community (approx. 1.6 miles away); Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Amos Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Klein.

Also see . . . Kohrville, TX - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on July 1, 2019, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.)

Photographed By Brian Anderson, June 29, 2019

2. Kohrville Community Marker

Kohrville School Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Anderson, June 29, 2019

3. Kohrville School Building

Kohrville School Classroom image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Anderson, June 29, 2019

4. Kohrville School Classroom

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2019, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 1, 2019, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.