Sealy's German immigrants were known for their love of music, and by 1899 a group of men, including some of Sealy's pioneer settlers, had formed a singing society called Liedertafel that met primarily in Ferdinand Lux's home. Lux and Fritz Kinkler, Jr., gave land for a permanent building in 1912-1914, and beginning in 1914 an eight-sided round frame dance hall, one of a number built in German communities in Texas, was erected from materials purchased from the F.W. Hackbarth Lumber Company. With about 19 members in 1914, the society hosted many concerts, festivals, and dances for the community, and the hall became a popular gathering place for special events for many years, also serving other organizations, lodges, and churches for their celebrations. In 1934 the Sealy Volunteer Fire Department began holding its annual Firemen's Frolic fundraiser there. By 1944 the building needed repair and the singing society's members were aging, so stockholders voted to sell the hall and land to the fire department, which raised funds to buy and renovate the structure. It became known as Firemen's Hall, and in June 1945 the new Fireman's Park opened with a celebration. The following year, The Houston Post reported 5,000 attendees at the Firemen's Frolic. In 1995 the firemen donated the hall to a local historical society, and renovations began that year.