A Bid for Reuse

ID: 1003 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University

In 1996, Bruce and Dorothy Dyer attempted to buy the castle and transition it back into public use as a bed and breakfast. However, after members of the neighborhood protested, the Waco City Council denied the Dyer's petition.

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Cottonland Castle

By Amanda Sawyer

Near the turn of the twentieth century, a booming cotton industry was quickly establishing Waco as one of the major urban centers of the South, encouraging many residents to more readily invest and…