Elevators and cold spots Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
The Press quoted Justin Wall in 2022 describing elevators that move on their own, doors and cold spots. Source: Dickinson Press; Dickinson Press, 2026.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
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Real history
The Dickinson Press reports that the hospital was built in 1911 and that five Sisters of Mercy died between Feb. 15 and 22, 1926; pathologists later pointed to encephalitis without finding a source. The building is now St. Joe's Plaza at 30 Seventh St. W. (Dickinson Press, 2026; Dickinson Press).
Ghost stories
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Then and now
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Public access
Access unverified The building is now St. Joe's Plaza, a commercial building whose tenants include a residential treatment program (Heartview Foundation); we found no official page offering public visits. The map pin is approximate. Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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