 After standing empty for four years, the City of Owatonna purchased the campus area from the State of Minnesota in 1974 to house administrative offices and related facilities.The Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum is located on the former State School grounds, which are now owned by the City of Owatonna.Visitors can learn about the history of the school and the children, watch a 1930s film taken of the children, walk through a restored boys' cottage, and stroll the grounds.