A sold‑out fundraiser offers residents a rare look inside the shuttered landmark as restoration work accelerates and downtown businesses surge.

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 ...

MINERAL WELLS 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 ...

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 ...

The Baker Hotel sits in the heart of Mineral Wells. But by many's estimation it “is” the heart of Mineral Wells. Investors are committed to bringing the landmark vacation destination back to life and ...

A massive restoration effort is underway to revive the historic Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, now considered the largest historical renovation project in the country. Once a glamorous destination for ...

Movers and shakers in the small Texas town of Mineral Wells 80 miles west of Dallas are ready for redemption. In a few years, this sleepy spot known for its proximity to Possum Kingdom Lake could ...

MINERAL WELLS 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 ...