Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Fergus Falls was chosen on December 14, 1886, for Minnesota's third hospital for the insane. Designed by Warren B. Dunnell on the Kirkbride plan, it received its first patients on July 29, 1890. It closed in 2005, and the state sold the land to the city in 2007 (Wikipedia). The Otter Tail County Historical Society gives the closing year as 2009 (Fergus Now, 2024).
Ghost stories
We found no well-sourced ghost legends for this place. It is listed for its abandoned history.
Then and now
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Public access
Closed to the public Fergus Now reported in 2024 that admission into the building has not been allowed since 2022 by direction of the Minnesota Department of Health, so historical society tours stay outside (Fergus Now, 2024). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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