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Dossier 0287Historic HouseMedium 67

Grand Old Mansion

Mantorville, Minnesota501 Clay Streetest. 18991 min readFile amended Directions

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.

Archive note: est. 1899
Haunting
Built
1899
Coordinates
44.065, -92.747 · Approximate (city centroid)
County
Dodge

City guide marks this as a private residence.

Is Grand Old Mansion haunted?

The record holds 1 claim, 1 legend — filed as reported, not verified. The heaviest filing is classed documented legend. The archive documents the claim; it takes no position on the ghost.

The record — long form

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.

The record of claims

Documented legendHaunting

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.

Documented legend

The city walking guide labels this property as said to be haunted. Grand Old Mansion in Mantorville, Minnesota is the kind of old house where every sound eventually gets a name. 'Mantorville Historic Walking Tour' preserves the telling; the record keeps it filed where it belongs, as lore. 'Mantorville Historic Walking Tour' carries the account. The retelling is the record now — the legend metabolized the facts long ago.

Documented history

  • 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.

    Verified historyCity of Mantorville

Sources on file

Field notes & open questions

2018 guide establishes documented reputation only; no phenomena or current visitor conditions inferred.

"Grand Old Mansion." HauntHunt dossier 0287, https://haunthunt.com/place/grand-old-mansion-mantorville-minnesota/ (file amended October 2, 2026).

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