Downtown Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Scholz Garten

Photographed by Keith Peterson, August 18, 2007

1. Scholz Garten Marker

Inscription.

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

Erected 1967 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12245.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 30° 16.661′ N, 97° 44.186′ W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Downtown Austin. It is on San Jacinto Boulevard near East 17th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Austin TX 78701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: French Legation State Historic Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); Diocese of Austin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art / Waterloo Greenway Conservancy

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Gethsemane Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moses Austin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Santa Rita No. 1 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Prairies and Lakes (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Events (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austin.

Also see . . . Scholz Garten. (Submitted on January 16, 2010, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas.)

Scholz Garten Front image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Heinich, February 20, 2015

2. Scholz Garten Front

Scholz Garten image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, August 18, 2007

3. Scholz Garten

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2010, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 849 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 16, 2010, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 2. submitted on March 10, 2015, by Michael Heinich of Austin, Texas. 3. submitted on January 16, 2010, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.