The Historical Sengelmann Bros. Building circa 1894
The original bar (We have replicated the bar design)
Schulenburg, TX – Winter, 1890s
Construction on the building
Mr.Kalina, the general contractor, at the facade of the kitchen building
Planting trees for the biergarten in the backyard
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A month later...it seems like the trees will be just fine here...
Scraping layers of old paint to reveal the original stencils in the bar
The original dancefloor upstairs is intact - longleaf pine floor ready for dancing
The newly finished balcony overlooking the Main street
The Ginn Sisters are the first to sing in the dancehall since 1943
From left to right: Michael Stroup, Beppe Gambetta and Kelly Lancaster on January 5th., playing downstairs in the dinning hall
The dancehall upstairs, windows to the Main street
The Sengelmann Hall sign finally installed!
Our bartenders are ready to serve Pre-Prohibition cocktails!
Visitors Members of the Boys and Girls Club of Champion Valley
The Petit Brothers and the Passalacqua Brothers play downstairs
We like to see happy faces at Sengelmann Hall!
The biergarten at night
Box Office Upstairs
Great music and dancing!
It is a good idea to get your tickets in advance
The balcony on a Full Moon
The Sengelmann descendants at the Sengelmann Hall!
The original dance hall holds 400 people!
We are famous for our Sengelmann Hall punch and wide variety of beers!
The Schwartz descendants had many stories to tell during opening weekend
Sundays are called “Polka Sundays!”
All ages from all over the nation come to Polka at the Hall
Polka Sundays at the Sengelmann Hall start at 2 pm