However , after it was built the feared disease did not occur in the Netherlands anymore so it was never used for its original purpose .
Pesthuis , which was built during 1657 -- 1661 at that time just outside the city for curing patients suffering the bubonic plague .
After it was built the feared disease did not occur in the Netherlands anymore so it was never used for its original purpose .
Pesthuis , which was built during 1657 -- 1661 at that time just outside the city for curing patients suffering the bubonic plague .