This red brick Tudor is one of those houses that makes me say, “Could I live in Mineral Wells? Should I move to Mineral Wells? Okay that’s it, I’m moving to Mineral Wells.”
Here’s a 1927 construction home with a metal roof, completely redone on the inside. It’s so dang cute, there’s an apartment out back (mother-in-law, rowdy teen, income producer, OR collect elaborate creepy dolls and keep them back there. Your call.) and it’s on one acre.
Everything in this house is top-notch. The finish out, the floors, the furnishings — which are also available for purchase. It’s a one-and-done and would be a perfect Airbnb since it’s super close to the cutest downtown Mineral Wells. All the updates were completed in 2022, too, so this “brand new” buddy could be all yours.
What do you know about Mineral Wells? Not a lot? Me either, but that doesn’t mean we can’t move there site unseen. Why? Because internet.
They pretty much have me with their motto — Where Texas runs deep. CLEVER. BECAUSE WATER.
Now, there’s one more thing Mineral Wells says about Mineral Wells and that’s “Mineral Wells is a place where small town meets big adventure and crazy-fun history.” Crazy-fun history. On their homepage. Foreshadowing!
Mineral Wells History
Mineral Wells was founded in 1877 when James Alvis Lynch, his wife, and their 50 head of cattle set out from Denison in search of drier climates in the west to cure their malaria. High five, Mineral Wells History. Around the time they passed through Mineral Wells, which at the time was just land, they heard about Comanche attacks further west and said, “Hold up, we’ll stay here.”
Once the city was laid out, wells were drilled. The most famous well was the Crazy Well located at the Crazy Water Retirement Hotel. CRAZY-FUN history! Now, the water got its name because there was a crazy lady that drank from it twice a day and was reportedly cured of her craziness. Why? Because of the high levels of lithium found in the water.
Final thing — though it’s still in the process of its makeover — the Baker Hotel still sits grandly in Mineral Wells. Back in the 1920s, it was one of the most elegant hotels in the country. The legend of Mineral Wells stretched all the way to Hollywood and lured stars like Clark Gable, Judy Garland, and Lawrence Welk to its no doubt velvet-filled rooms.
If you’d like to move to the city that’s number 51 on Bloomberg’s Top 500 Places to Own a Vacation Home in the U.S., the Ashton Agency’s Michele Colafrancesco has 1211 SE 4th Avenue listed for $375,000.
