Austin: Scholz Garten and Saengerrunde Hall

Two connected buildings with ornate trim. Small building has a pointed front façade and a covered entryway, and is named Scholz Garten. The larger building has a large metal lyre on the roof, U.S. and German flags, and is named Saengerrunde Hall, 1879

Scholz Garten and Saengerrunde Hall (Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0.)

Portrait of August Scholz in 1885

August Scholz, 1885.

Vintage photograph of a man standing in front of Scholz Garten

Scholz Garten, date unknown (Austin History Center)

Vintage photo of children and adults in a garden area with a fountain behind a building

Early days in the garten. (Austin Saengerrunde Society)

Four men in cook and waiter clothing standing behind a long wood bar

Behind the bar at Scholz’s, ca. 1900 (Austin History Center)

Group of men singing on a stage in a all with streamers decorating the ceiling and audience seated at tables, 1940

Singers at Saengerrunde Hall, 1940 (Austin History Center)

Three people bowling

Bowling at Saengerrunde Hall

Opened in 1866, Scholz Garten today serves up plenty of beer, schnitzel, and gemütlichkeit to both locals and visitors.

Austin Saengerrunde, still headquartered in Saengerrunde Hall next door to Scholz’s, was founded as a singing society and is the city’s oldest ethnic organization. The site of festive events throughout the year, Saengerrunde Hall remains a hub of German culture in Austin, and even features an active six-lane bowling alley.

Scholz Garten and Saengerrunde Hall

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