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[[Image:VCU West Hospital-2007.jpg|thumb|200px|West Hospital from the corner of Broad and 12th Streets]] |
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[[image:West hospital.jpg|thumb|200px|Plaque on hospital's west auditorium entrance]] |
[[image:West hospital.jpg|thumb|200px|Plaque on hospital's west auditorium entrance]] |
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'''West Hospital''' is a building on the [[Medical College of Virginia|MCV]] Campus of [[Virginia Commonwealth University]] noted for its [[Art Deco]] architecture. |
'''West Hospital''' is a building on the [[Medical College of Virginia|MCV]] Campus of [[Virginia Commonwealth University]] noted for its [[Art Deco]] architecture. |
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The building, in Richmond's [[Court End]], is in a crucifix shape. On the entrance of the building's west auditorium, a plaque (pictured) indicates that "on this site the [[Virginia Ratifying Convention|Virginia convention]] ratified the [[United States Constitution]] June 25, 1788." The building is slated for demolition as part of the [[VCU]] 2020 plan<ref> |
The building, in Richmond's [[Court End]], is in a crucifix shape. On the entrance of the building's west auditorium, a plaque (pictured) indicates that "on this site the [[Virginia Ratifying Convention|Virginia convention]] ratified the [[United States Constitution]] June 25, 1788." The building is slated for demolition as part of the [[VCU]] 2020 plan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richmondmagazine.com/?articleID=0252c4d855799dd8de4e6155cdac5fba| title=The City That Grandpa Rebuilt |publisher=Richmond Magazine|date=October 1994|accessdate=October 14, 2012}}</ref> but the Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods (ACORN) is opposing the demolition.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070306105825/http://www.richmondneighborhoods.org/MCVissue.html ACORN] Retrieved October 14, 2012.</ref> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*[http://www.vcu.edu/maps/mcvmap/westh/westh.htm VCU Maps] - building location and directions |
*[http://www.vcu.edu/maps/mcvmap/westh/westh.htm VCU Maps] - building location and directions |
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*[http://www.richmondneighborhoods.org Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods] |
*[http://www.richmondneighborhoods.org Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods] |
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*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/559739@N20/ West Hospital on flickr] |
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/559739@N20/ West Hospital on flickr] |
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*[http://www.fmd.vcu.edu/masterplan_final2004.pdf VCU 2020 plan] |
*[http://www.fmd.vcu.edu/masterplan_final2004.pdf VCU 2020 plan] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Richmond, Virginia]] |
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Richmond, Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Virginia Commonwealth University]] |
[[Category:Virginia Commonwealth University]] |
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[[Category:Healthcare in Richmond, Virginia]] |
[[Category:Healthcare in Richmond, Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Art Deco architecture in Virginia]] |
[[Category:Art Deco architecture in Virginia]] |
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Revision as of 10:17, 11 December 2012
37°32′21.8″N 77°25′50.1″W / 37.539389°N 77.430583°W
West Hospital is a building on the MCV Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University noted for its Art Deco architecture.
The building, in Richmond's Court End, is in a crucifix shape. On the entrance of the building's west auditorium, a plaque (pictured) indicates that "on this site the Virginia convention ratified the United States Constitution June 25, 1788." The building is slated for demolition as part of the VCU 2020 plan,[1] but the Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods (ACORN) is opposing the demolition.[2]
- ^ "The City That Grandpa Rebuilt". Richmond Magazine. October 1994. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ ACORN Retrieved October 14, 2012.
External links
- VCU Maps - building location and directions
- Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods
- West Hospital on flickr
- VCU 2020 plan
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