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.

Texas is arguably an underrated destination for architecture enthusiasts. The Lone Star State is home to some incredible structures, including The Baker Hotel, which has been closed since 1972. This ...

For nearly half a century, the historic Baker Hotel has been a crumbling building in downtown Mineral Wells, offering only nostalgic tales of its once-booming past. Its story began exactly a century ...

The vision for Mineral Wells has as much to do with its past as it does with the hope for its future. Looming large over the former resort town —physically and metaphorically — is the Baker Hotel, the ...