article_snippet.sent: The population of the hospital reached The population of the hospital peak in 1953, when millions of shell-shocked soldiers returned from the Second World War suffering from what is now widely known as post-traumatic stress disorder.
article_snippet.sent: By then the largest building in the US held 7,674 patients and was a self-sufficient campus, with facilities including a laundry, chapel, dental clinic, infirmary, classrooms, therapy buildings, dormitories and even a power station.
article_snippet.sent: It was originally built to house around 800 patients but later became home to more than 7,600 patients, reaching It peak in 1953 .
article_snippet.sent: Mr Christopher said: 'While many people see state hospitals as a sort of "house of horrors" many people see state hospitals as a sort of "house of horrors are an important part of our past - architecturally, socially, and economically. '
article_snippet.sent: many people see state hospitals as a sort of "house of horrors were built at tremendous cost to the states many people see state hospitals as a sort of "house of horrors were in with quite a bit of optimism and hope about the treatment of those suffering from mental illnesses. '