Chandler House is also on the college s chopping block. The Historical Commission will hear on Monday the college s proposal to raze Chandler and Hardy. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Williams College Monday will ask the town s Historical Commission to sign off on the demolition of buildings built in 1914 and 1854. The buildings are slated for removal to support the programming of the Davis Center, which already utilizes one of the two structures in question. The Davis Center, named for noted Black Williams alumni W. Allison Davis and John A. Davis, began as the college s Multicultural Center in 1989 and supports students from historically disenfranchised groups as well as international students.