The Baker Furniture Company was founded in 1890 in Allegan, Michigan, by Siebe Baker as Cook, Baker & Company, in partnership with Henry Cook and Hiram DeLano. The firm’s first products were carvings and moldings. In 1893 furniture was added to their product line.

In 1903 the firm’s name was changed to Baker & Co. Siebe Baker (1852-1925), a native of the Netherlands, bought out his partners in 1913 and incorporated the firm. About 1912, after graduating from the University of Michigan, Siebe's son Hollis joined the company. In 1922, Baker purchased another plant, the Allegan Furniture Shops. Siebe Baker died in 1925 and was succeeded by his son, Hollis, as president. The next year the business acquired the Allegan Furniture Shops. The following years the name was changed to Baker Furniture Factories and in 1928 also acquired the Jewett Radio Co. of Allegan.

In 1933, the business moved into a single, larger plant, the former Lane Piano Factory, in Holland, Michigan. The company continued to grow. It introduced showrooms in Grand Rapids and The Manor House in New York City.

In 1952 Baker purchased the Williams-Kimp Company in Grand Rapids. Five years later the firm purchased the Grand Rapids Chair Company, incorporating its Milling Road line into Baker’s increasing repertoire of furniture designs. In 1965, Hollis Baker died and was succeeded by his son, Hollis M. Baker as president. The family sold the company to Magnavox, Inc., in 1969. Presently it is owned by the Koehler Company.

Product lines: In 1931 Baker concentrated on 18th century reproductions via its Old World line. The next year Baker organized The Manor House, a New York City firm that showed very exclusive lines. The Far East collection was added in 1949, Palladian in 1950, Finn Juhl designs in 1951, New World in 1953, Continental in 1954, Northwest in 1960, A la Carte, in 1963, Crown and Tulip in 1964, Executive in 1964, Normandy in 1967, Woburn Abbey in 1969 and Connoisseur Classic in 1970.