[2] In 2018, the Baker Center was bought by Tim and Karrie League founders of Alamo Drafthouse, and now serves as their corporate headquarters.

[3] It has been used as a filming location for the TV shows Friday Night Lights and Walker, and the movie Lousy Carter.

[4][5][6] As of October 27, 2023, the Baker Center is on the National Register of Historic Places for its significance in educational and architectural history.

[11] Additions to Baker School were built in 1924, by city planner and architect Franz Hugo Kuehne, and in 1939 by the firm Kriesle and Brooks.

[7] Baker Junior High School was renovated in 1958 and 1961 in an effort to modernize the building, as well as to accommodate the growing population of Hyde Park.

[12] During this period, the building was used as a filming location for the TV shows, "Friday Night Lights" and "Walker, Texas Red", as a school in both cases.

Alamo Drafthouse said they would use it as their corporate headquarters, but that it would also create affordable housing for public school teachers on the property.

[12] ColinaWest Real Estate owner David Kahn sued Austin ISD, alleging that they had violated proper vetting processes by not going with one of the higher bids made.