Queen Elisabeth of Belgium opened the Salve Mater psychiatric centre for women in 1926. The centre was set up by the ‘sisters of love’ from Gent on the lands owned by the counts of Spoelbergh. The buildings were designed by architect Joseph Hachez.

The psychiatric hospital was a centre for female patients and was owned by the university to educate student psychiatrists.

Until 1997, the main building held the psychiatric clinic’s administrative offices and the sisters’ convent.

The surrounding park, set up as an English scenic garden, was protected by the Administration of Monuments and Landscapes due to its rich collection of trees and plants. Built in 1926, partly Abandoned in 1997