baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn ðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz bˌiːɪŋ jˈuːzd æz ɐn ˈænɪməl kwˈɔːɹəntˌiːn stˈeɪʃən ænd ˈæftɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn æz ɐ sˌænɐtˈoːɹiəm fɔːɹ vˈɪktɪmz ʌv bjuːbˈɑːnɪk plˈeɪɡ ænd ˈʌðɚ kəntˈeɪdʒəs dɪzˈiːzᵻz.
By 1909 the area was being used as an animal quarantine station and after 1915 as a sanatorium for victims of bubonic plague and other contagious diseases.