 Members of the community, including former city councilor Mike Kirby, formed the group Save Old Main, with the mission to restore the Old Main building of the hospital and preserve it for historical purposes.The group led walking tours of the grounds and “talk about the history of the hospital.” Since the hospital played a role in Northampton’s history, they believed it should be preserved in some way.Due to the growing homeless population of Northampton, however, many believed the vacated buildings should be used as a shelter or something of the like.