Historic preservationists were outraged when VCU announced a master plan in 2004 that called for the demolition the West Hospital and an adjacent eight-story Art Deco building, completed in 1938, known as the A.D. Williams Clinic.
In 2004, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) unveiled a master plan that sparked outrage among historic preservationists. The plan called for the demolition of the West Hospital and an adjacent Art Deco building from 1938, known as the A.D. Williams Clinic.