Original sentence: Construction of the State Hospital at Northampton, the third state institution for the insane in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts began on March 15, 1856 on top of Hospital Hill outside of Northampton, Massachussets.Pliny Earle was selected as his replacement.Prince resigned in 1864 and Dr.The first superintendent Dr.Within 6 weeks the population would reach 220, most of whom were transfers from other institutions long overwhelmed
Edited sentence: After the asylum was abandoned, the buildings became overgrown with vegetation and the wings of the buildings were left to slowly rot and decay until it's demolition.As lots of Kirkbride Buildings, the asylum was a very unpleasant place to live, with some of the brutality including lobotomies, abuse, and overcrowding.Construction of the State Hospital at Northampton, the third state asylum in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts began on March 15, 1856 on top of Hospital Hill outside of Northampton, Massachussets.Pliny Earle was the second superintendant of the asylum.Various shock therapies, restraints, and sleep drugs were used in brutal ways to try and keep the crowded asylum under control.Video of campus:.Within 6 weeks the population would reach 220, most of whom were transfers from other institutions long overcrowded