MINERAL WELLS, Texas — It’s hard to tell the story of Mineral Wells without also talking about the Baker Hotel. Since 1929, the Baker has sat on its perch in Palo Pinto County and watched as ...

For a couple generations now, the Baker Hotel has stood mostly abandoned, slowly decaying in the historic heart of Mineral Wells. The 232,000-square-foot, 14-story building towers literally and ...

Work is well underway to revive the 'Grand Old Lady' of Mineral Wells. This June will mark two years since a massive restoration project began to bring the neglected Baker Hotel back to life ...

Built in 1929 over two mineral wells, the Baker Hotel welcomed guests until it closed permanently in 1972. More than 50 years of neglect took a heavy toll on the once beautiful interior, but the ...

The fourteen story Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells has been closed and abandoned since 1972. Some say old residents still haunt the old place and can be heard or even seen from time to time.

By 1909, Mineral Wells had 46 hotels or boardinghouses, and published reports said that by 1910, some 150,000 people a year were visiting the wells, according to the Texas Almanac.

Mineral Wells Mayor Mike Allen speaks about the Baker Hotel like a long-lost love. "There’s something about this hotel that gets in you," he said. "If you could use your imagination, you could ...

MINERAL WELLS (CBSDFW.COM) — A new group of developers announced their $65 million plan to restore a crumbling landmark in Mineral Wells. After multiple failed attempts in the past to restore ...

For years, fans of the Baker Hotel hoped it would come back to life. The Mineral Wells, Texas, hotel hosted its last guest in 1972 but investors bought it and say it will be renovated to reopen in ...

A landmark North Texas hotel has been purchased by a group headed by Dallas-Fort Worth investors. The new owners of the 90-year-old Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells west of Fort Worth say they plan to ...

Since the Baker Hotel closed, in 1972, its decaying facade has loomed over Mineral Wells, a de facto memorial to the area’s glory days as a premier spa resort destination. At fourteen stories ...

The Baker Hotel and Spa is in the midst of a long-awaited $65 million renovation backed by some notable Dallas business names. MINERAL WELLS, Texas — It’s hard to tell the story of Mineral ...