West Baden Springs Hotel - Southern Indiana

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The Eighth Wonder of the Architectural World
West Baden Springs Hotel - constructed in 1902

Looking like a fairy-tale castle, the West Baden Springs Hotel draws
nationwide interest. In the early 1990s, the interest was concern over
the long-vacant and collapsing condition of the southern Indiana landmark.

In 1996, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana intervened
by purchasing the 1902 National Historic Landmark

By July 2007, for the first time since 1932, West Baden Springs
will offer overnight accommodations—this time in 240 luxury guestrooms.

On the hill above West Baden Springs, famed designer Pete Dye is
creating a new 18-hole golf course. Mt.Airie, the former Taggart mansion,
will become the clubhouse for the new course.

West Baden Springs Hotel - History and Photos

http://www.cookgroup.com/historic_landmarks/


http://www.historiclandmarks.org/wha...bshistory.html


Has anyone ever stayed at or toured the West Baden Springs Hotel?

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West Baden Springs

We took a tour a few years ago. The renovations were not yet complete at the time. It is just down the road from the French Lick Resort and was originally a competitor to French Lick. West Baden Springs was falling into disrepair until rescued by the Historic Landmarks Foundation and the Cook Group.

The domed atrium is truly an architectural wonder, particularly for the time that it was built.

If you ever visit French Lick Spring Villas (the timeshare near French Lick Resort), a tour of West Baden is worth your time. So are the bus tours of the area that are offered by FLS Villas.