In 1907, Walker became the home of the Ah-Gwah-Ching Center, first constructed as a residential facility for tuberculosis (TB) patients, who at the time could be treated only with good nutrition and rest.Andris Straumanis, "Ah-Gwa-Ching", Minnesota Public Radio, July 26, 2004. Retrieved March 8, 2012 By 1927, it had 300 patients. The facility had its own farm and dairy herd, the patients and staff put on skits and produced a newspaper, and it had its own railroad depot at one time. During the Great Depression, it was a site for display of art produced by artists paid by the WPA, and it had the state's largest WPA art collection. In 1962, the facility was adapted as a state nursing home for psychiatric patients. The complex is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was closed in 2008.
In 1907, Walker bec,ame the home of the Ah-Gwah-Ching Center, first constructed as a residential facility for tuberculosis (TB) patients, who at the time could be treated only with good nutrition and rest.Andris Straumanis, "Ah-Gwa-Ching", Minnesota Public Radio July 26, 2004. Retrieved March 8, 2012 By 1927, it had 300 patients. The facility had its own farm and dairy herd the patients and staff put on skits and produced a newspaper, and it had its, own railroad depot at one time. During the Great Depression, it was a site for display of art produced by artists paid by the WPA, and it had the state's largest WPA art collection. In 1962, the facility was adapted as a state nursing home for psychiatric patients. The complex is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was closed in 2008.