In the early 1890s, John Peter Baden, a wealthy Lutheran businessman in Winfield, donated $50,000 to create a college.

A site in the eastern part of the city was selected for the construction of a 60-by-100-foot (18 m × 30 m) two-story stone building (Baden Hall) with an attic and a basement.

[8] Since 1988, when the City of Winfield purchased the campus and renamed it Baden Square, efforts have been made to utilize each of the buildings.

[9] The Community Center is occupied by the Winfield Arts & Humanities Council, offering classes and workshops, with a gallery of year-round exhibitions.

The Winfield Recreation Commission moved to Baden Square in 1989 and their offices are located at Thornton Gym.

Cowley County Community College purchased Stevenson Hall in 1997, using it as its Winfield Outreach Facility.

Creative Community Living serves as the anchor tenant, leasing nearly 10,000 square feet for office and activity rooms.

In conjunction with the renovation, the City built a new 47 space parking lot on the former faculty housing site of the campus along 7th Avenue.

The city constructed a 57 space parking lot south of Baden Hall to serve tenants and the public.