Sisterdale: Sisterdale Valley District

Long wooden building with a large tree and narrative sign in front about Sisterdale

Sisterdale Dance Hall & Opera House

Portrait of Dr. Ernst Kapp

Dr. Ernst Kapp (UTSA Special Collections Library)

Drawing of three houses and a man on a horse

Ottomar von Behr's home, library, and post office, Sisterdale, ca. 1855 (UTSA Special Collections Library)

Drawing of several scenes separated by a tree branch design. Composite titled Dr. Ernest Kapp’s Water Cure, Comal County, Texas. Individual scenes show activities at the site, and the central image of houses and farmland titled “Sisterdale”

Lungkwitz, Hermann. Dr. Ernst Kapp's water cure facilities at Sisterdale, ca. 1853. (UTSA Special Collections Library)

Detail of composite sketch showing the houses and farmland titled “Sisterdale”

Detail of Lungkwitz sketch, showing Sisterdale. (UTSA Special Collections Library)

White wood framed building with three windows along the side

Kendalia Community Church (Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA-3.0)

Large wood frame building painted grey named Kendalia Halle

Kendalia Halle (mlhradio CC BY-NC 2.0)

Rural Kendall County – which includes Sisterdale and Kendalia – was once home to a number of German Texan settlements. The Sisterdale Valley District is a region featuring 15 historic buildings – including turn-of-the-century dance halls in Sisterdale and Kendalia.

Sisterdale Dance Hall & Opera House dates to between 1860s and the 1880s. It is a popular wedding and music venue today. Retaining its German-Texan dance hall charm and appeal, Kendalia Halle, was erected in 1903 from Oregon red fir lumber shipped by train to Boerne, then hauled to Kendalia on horse-drawn wagons. Several times a month Kendalia Halle springs to life with energy provided by country bands and enthusiastic fans.

Sisterdale Valley District

  • 13 miles north of Boerne on FM 473, Sisterdale, TX
  • National Register of Historic Places

Sisterdale Dancehall & Opera House

 Kendalia Halle

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