. The institutional care of the insane in the United States and Canada . ll 1892, when the buildings atWaverley were at last begun. In that year the trustees bought ahouse and barn at Waverley for $8000 and voted to erect on theland previously acquired there two buildings for patients—theBelknap and Appleton houses for women, and the stable, appro-priating for these buildings $288,622. In 1893 the Upham Memo-rial Building, gift of George P. Upham, was begun. On May 14, 1894, the Upham Memorial House was formallypresented by its donor to the trustees, and on October i, 1895,the new McLean Hospi
. The institutional care of the insane in the United States and Canada . ll 1892, when the buildings atWaverley were at last begun. In that year the trustees bought ahouse and barn at Waverley for $8000 and voted to erect on theland previously acquired there two buildings for patients—theBelknap and Appleton houses for women, and the stable, appro-priating for these buildings $288,622. In 1893 the Upham Memo-rial Building, gift of George P. Upham, was begun. On May 14, 1894, the Upham Memorial House was formallypresented by its donor to the trustees, and on October i, 1895,the new McLean Hospital, offering accommodations for 180patients, was open for inspection. The entire plant to date (1912)cost $1,395, and includes the Pierce Building (administra-tion house), the Upham Memorial, the Belknap, Proctor andBowditch houses for men; the Belknap, East, Appleton and Wy-man houses for women; the stable, laboratories and various serv-ice buildings. In the following year the two gymnasiums werefinished and the Hope Cottage, built by Mrs. Sarah S. 44 MCLEAN HOSPITAL 6ll The new hospital is built on the cottage plan, with houses quitewidely separated, but with corridor connection, and located as faras possible with reference to view and sunlight in the patientsrooms. The first patients were transferred from Somerville to Waverleyin April, 1895—two women to the Appleton and one man to theUpham House. Gradually others were brought over, a few at atime, until the final transfer November 15, 1895. On November16 the grounds where the asylum had been started jy years beforewere delivered to the Boston and Lowell Railroad. Dr. William Noyes was appointed pathologist in 1888, and in1889 the trustees appropriated $600 for the development of thepathological department. Dr. William W. Gannett, of Boston,had served as pathologist for several years, and aside from hisother duties had given instruction to the medical staff. Dr. Noyes,besides acting as pathologist, bega
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