I was lollygagging around Brownwood the other night and was drawn to this building. I just knew it was a dilapidated old hotel, and I was right.
I walked around the entire building and it was completely sealed, along with its secrets. There wasn't any graffiti anywhere.
There's not much information on it on the internet either. I do know:
- It opened on November 21, 1930
- It has 225 rooms
- It cost $2.00 to rent a room in 1930
- In the 1960s, it was used a dormitory for students of nearby Howard Payne University
- AKA The Browntowner
- Ghosts? Most likely
This is how it looked in its heyday.
Click Here to see a photograph of it from 1930.
