At some point this was a hospital – the Nazareth Hospital – and then at a different point it was abandoned and had sheet metal over some of the windows and a barbed wire fence around it.

Here are some things I learned from the internet.

The place opened in 1937; in 1931 the Holy Sisters of Nazareth purchased it and renamed it. It was used as a hospital until 1970, when a new facility was built. After that, the building was used for a variety of things until it was abandoned in the early 2000s.

And now, for $99 you can spend six (after dark) hours inside the place with “experienced paranormal investigators” and discover the “secrets” of the place. The fact that the website promoting this adventure misspelled “skeptical” makes me, well, skeptical about the whole setup.

Mineral Wells, Texas
photographed 11.29.2025