GRAND OLD MANSION
Historic House — 501 Clay Street, Mantorville, Dodge County, Minnesota
Status: Status unknown · Access: Private property · est. 1899
Dossier: https://haunthunt.com/place/grand-old-mansion-mantorville-minnesota/

Historic house associated with documented cultural history.

A historic house in Mantorville, Minnesota, built in 1899, Grand Old Mansion is filed here for what the record attaches to it. Historic house associated with documented cultural history. HauntHunt files it with haunting reports. The dossier holds 1 reported claim, 1 legend and 1 documented fact, with the verified spine filed separately from the lore. The property is private — the record is for the file, not a visit.

The Grand Old is the banked — the 'Slingerland' that's the richest named, the '1899' that's the Victorian raised. The 'limestone town' is the built — the 'Mantorville stone' that's the quarries shipped, the 'hardened weather' that's the rock's trick. The 'B&B ran' is the hosted — the 'Felkers' that's the guests served, the 'private now' that's the restoration's phase.
The 'Clay Street' is the stood — the 'landmark' that's the town's pride, the 'frame house' that's the style kept. The 'county first' is the paired — the 'courthouse oldest' that's the '71 neighbor, the 'Hubbell House' that's the '56 dining. The Grand Old is the kept — the 'richest's son' that's the inheritance built, the 'restore ongoing' that's the care shown.
The file keeps the Grand Old: the banker's mansion, the limestone town, the B&B years, and the kept landmark.
Grand Old Mansion is the archive's Minnesota file — the richest man's Victorian.

WHY THIS FILE MATTERS
Grand Old Mansion is the archive's Minnesota file — the banker's Victorian in the limestone town.
A mansion keeps its town — the file's suggestion being that the Grand Old's hold is the paired: the 'Slingerland' that's the wealth built, the 'stone town' that's the quarries' fame, and the 'landmark kept' that's the pride stayed.

FILED CLAIMS — 1 on record, reported not verified
· [Documented legend] haunting: The city walking guide labels this property as said to be haunted. The house's rooms are where the accounts concentrate — old houses keep their stories in the walls they were built around. The story is documented as legend — recorded and retold, never verified as fact. 'Mantorville Historic Walking Tour' carries the account. The haunting claim is now part of the site's identity, filed alongside the documented history.
  source: Mantorville Historic Walking Tour (https://www.mantorville.com/City/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Walking-Tour-Booklet_original.pdf)

HISTORY — 1 documented facts
· Built in 1899, it was formerly a bed-and-breakfast. Grand Old Mansion's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. The record appears in 'Mantorville Historic Walking Tour'. It anchors the timeline the rest of the file hangs from.

SOURCES — 1 cited
· Mantorville Historic Walking Tour — City of Mantorville
  https://www.mantorville.com/City/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Walking-Tour-Booklet_original.pdf

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