Details for Scholz Garten
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5453012245
Data
Marker Number | 12245 |
Atlas Number | 5453012245 |
Marker Title | Scholz Garten |
Index Entry | Scholz Garten |
Address | 1607 San Jacinto Blvd. |
City | Austin |
County | Travis |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 621530 |
UTM Northing | 3350231 |
Subject Codes | commercial buildings; restaurants; German immigrants/immigration; fraternal organizations |
Marker Year | 1967 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | SE corner 17th St. and San Jacinto Blvd. |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | German immigrant August Scholz (1825-1891) opened Scholz's Hall at this site in 1866. About the turn of the century, this building replaced the original hall. A German social club, the Austin Saengerrunde, purchased the property in 1908 and added the adjacent hall. The Texas Legislature honored Scholz Garten in 1966 as "a gathering place for Texans of discernment, taste, culture and erudition, epitomizing the finest traditions of magnificent German heritage in our state." Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967 |