Membership in the Austin Woman's Club is open to all women (without regard to race, creed, or color) who support and will actively pursue the mission of the Austin Woman’s Club.
Our Mission
The Austin Woman’s Club is organized and operated for the benefit of the community and the public through conduct and support of educational and charitable activities and programs for women, including the study of literary, civic, patriotic, artistic and cultural subjects; the appreciation, restoration and preservation of important landmarks of the community’s historical and architectural heritage, including the North-Evans Chateau; and other educational, civic, cultural and social activities that improve conditions and opportunities for women, provide a means for women to engage in philanthropic service, encourage leadership, and advance the spirit of service and understanding, all so as to enhance the quality of life in the Austin community.
Organized December 13, 1928
The Austin Woman's Club is woman-owned nonprofit organized to support the historic Chateau Bellevue.
Chateau Bellevue Celebrates 150 years
Chateau Bellevue, the home of the Austin Woman's Club, is celebrating 150 years.
Good Day Austin's Adaleigh Rowe sits down with former club president Sara Jane Cantwell to talk about some of the events coming up to celebrate.
Click below to see the entire interview.
You Are Invited!
Special Access for AWC Members on Friday, November 29th
from 10 AM–4 PM.
GTHS German Christmas Market / Weihnachtsmarkt: 30th Annual
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Get into the holiday spirit by visiting the most authentic German Christmas Market in Texas. The Historical German Free School and its gardens transform into a festive winter wonderland, offering a truly German Christmas experience.
Located at
507 East 10th Street, this is primarily an outdoor event with lots of stairs, so please dress warmly and be prepared for occasional rain. Stay cozy and ready to enjoy a festive atmosphere and a German Style Christmas Market in the heart of Texas.
Discover unique Christmas decorations imported straight from Erzgebirge, an East-German region internationally celebrated for its Christmas traditions. Sip on our famous German Glühwein (hot spiced wine), a must-have for any Christmas Market visit. The event is family-friendly, with activities for kids.
Not yet a member of the GTHS? Become one and enjoy a VIP shopping experience before the crowds, with first access to our one-of-a-kind German Christmas items. For more info, visit our site MEMBER
GTHS is a Non-Profit.
Christmas Market Access Information
During the Christmas Market, Karen Haschke has arranged with Christopher Markley for AWC members to be picked up and delivered to the German Texas Heritage Society building. This service will allow members to avoid walking down and up a very steep slope.
AWC members who wish to go to the Market and require a ride to the building, need to call Karen Haschke at 512-698-8159 by November 20 to reserve a seat.
Members are asked to park on Neches Street near 10th Street and gather at the alley next to the Hyatt House Hotel by 10:30am. Transportation will be provided by the GTHS down the alley to their building. After shopping for 2 hours, members are asked to gather at 12:30pm where they were dropped off for a ride back up the alley.
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Doors open at 4:15 pm.
Concert at 5:00 p.m.
LIVE! At Chateau Bellevue
Presents
Dr. Anton Igubnov and Dr. Andrei Zimbalist
Performing
A Victorian Christmas
With
Excerpts from Handel’s Messiah plus much more...
Followed by Traditional Christmas Carols
Tickets: $50 per person
Adult Beverage and special Holiday treats included
Thursday, January 29, 2026
10:00-1:00
A Ladies’ Luncheon Social
Join us for Bellini's, Games, Mahjongg & Cards
Please Bring Your Favorite Games
Guests Are Welcome!
Box Lunch Menu ($30):
Chicken Salad on Croissants
or
Chicken Salad Cup
Caprese Kabobs
Fresh Fruit
Assorted Cookies
The History of the Austin Woman's Club
taken from the Original1929 AWC Yearbook
Home of the Austin Woman's Club
"The charming and distinctive edifice acquired in November 1929, as a home by the Austin Woman's Club demands, because of its interesting history and its architectural beauty, attention and comment in the first year book of the Austin Woman's Club.
This building, located at Eighth and San Antonio Streets, crowns in a lordly way a steep hill which falls precipitately to the west. The eastward looking facade with its carved stone ornamentation presents on San Antonio Street an entrance of characteristic dignity; and, though this part of the building rises but two stories, the castle-like structure follows in the rear the westward slope of the hill toward Nueces Street, resting on terraces to the south at four levels, and buttressed to the north and west with pillars and ivy-covered walls of solid stone.
At each terrace, beautiful stone porches on the south lead upon velvety lawns that are connected by winding stone steps until the foundation level is reached; and here a magnificent live oak of ancient days throws its luxurious shade to a spread of some eighty-three feet.
From the upper porches a view of purpling hills in the distance, of the wooded banks of the Colorado, the fairy foliage of the grand old tree on the lawn well merits the name of Belleview which was given the house by its first builders.
