Reinhardt Elementary School

Reinhardt Elementary School traces its history to the 1880s, when a small frame schoolhouse was built on the farm of John Chenault to serve children of early settlers in this vicinity. After the Santa Fe Railroad built a line through the area and erected a depot about 1885, a town evolved and was named Reinhardt for Dallas merchant Isadore Reinhardt. Soon the town boasted two stores, a cotton gin, and a bank, and by 1900 a new frame school building was constructed near the rail line. Two teachers taught students in all grades. About 1910 a second frame building was erected on the opposite side of the railroad tracks, and in 1921 it was replaced by a two-story red brick school building. After the Casa Linda neighborhood was developed in the 1930s a larger Reinhardt Elementary School was built at this site in 1941. Reinhardt became a part of the Dallas School System in 1945 when the town of Reinhardt was annexed to the city of Dallas. Enlarged over the years to serve an ever-increasing enrollment, Reinhardt Elementary School continues to play an important role in Dallas education. It is considered the "Mother School" of Casa View Elementary and several other schools in the area.

Reinhardt Elementary School is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8373, -96.6924 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2896 (historical marker), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include DeGolyer House, Warren Angus Ferris Cemetery, and Cox Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006846. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.