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, epitomzing the finest traditions of magnificent German Heritage in our state."