SYCAMORE – The Rev. Mark Dorsett knew that the Jane Fargo Hotel was haunted the first time he laid eyes on the building.

“I can be outside a building and tell it’s haunted inside,” said Dorsett, a medium, psychic, and intuitive adviser who moved to Sycamore about a year ago.

Shortly after his psychic intuition kicked in, he went to a Sunday brunch at the historic hotel, which was constructed around the Reuben Ellwood mansion, which was built in 1882. Inside the dining room, he saw one of the spirits that he says is a permanent resident of the building. Next week, he will lead a tour of the hotel to try to gather more information about the woman.