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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan also gained significance for its 140-year duration as a boarding school and college for young women. In its early decades, female schools of this caliber were rare in the United States. Finally, the Hurd Campus was a key part of the restoration and revitalization of historic downtown Bethlehem that began with the restoration of Main Hall in 1958 and has continued ever since. Its period of significance is considered to span the years 1742 to 1959. In general, the Hurd Campus retains a moderate degree of integrity through the preservation of its buildings and the spatial organization seen in its relationship to Monocacy Creek, Main Street, and Church Street. Few of the historic buildings have been significantly altered or removed; changes have been almost entirely additive or interiorrelated. The rolling topography, the original building locations along the bluff, and some of the original garden spaces are all extant and support the character of the pre-1960 college landscape. In addition a portion of the path through the Pleasure Grounds is still present in the alignment of the service drive that leads up the hill to the rear of the Single Brethren’s House. Some aspects of integrity have been diminished due to current conditions. The new residence hall has a negative impact on the integrity of this character area due to its central placement in what was an open recreational space, the removal of trees that created a woodland on the slope leading to the Monocacy, and the disturbance of an important archeological site during construction. Prior to this project, the area that was once the lower garden around the cast iron fountain was replaced in the 1960s by a parking lot. In addition, the original brick and stone campus pedestrian entrance was demolished and replaced by a granite vehicular entrance further up the hill. Overall, historic recreational uses have been replaced with buildings, parking lots, and vehicular drives. The paving of the service drive with asphalt and the use of river cobbles to reduce erosion also detracts from the character of this historic feature. The current variety of site furnishings and their placement also diminish the integrity of this character area. The Hurd Campus character area is in overall fair physical condition. Condition-related and hence, integrity, problems observed during field investigations conducted on behalf of this project are primarily those related to construction of the new residence building and construction of the parking lot in the 1960s. Steel Field Character Area The Steel Field character area encompasses approximately fourteen acres of fields and building facilities that serve the athletic program of Moravian College (figure 5-64). The original Steel Field, including a playing field and grandstand, was constructed by Bethlehem Steel in 1916 to serve its employees. The property was later acquired by Lehigh University and then sold to Moravian College in 1962 (Moravian Buys Steel Field). Steel Field is located on Elizabeth Avenue, less than one block east of the edge of the North Main Street Campus. The boundaries of this character area are Elizabeth Avenue to the north, Center Street to the east, Fairview Street to the south, and Long Street to the west. While the other streets easily accommodate two-way traffic, it appears that Long Street was originally an alleyway that served the houses along New Street to the west. An undated plan, likely drawn sometime between 1962 and 1965 and entitled “Moravian College Existing Athletics,” indicates that the southern boundary of Steel Field was once Laurel Street, just one block north of Fairview (figure 5-65). This plan shows layouts for soccer, softball, and varsity baseball fields, as well as tennis courts. A second plan indicates that Steel Field was later expanded south to Fairview to accommodate more recreational facilities, including varsity football, soccer, and baseball fields, as well as additional softball fields and tennis courts (figure 5-66). This plan also shows the Field House, which was constructed in 1966. Today, Laurel Street is closed between Long Street and Center Street. Most of the pavement has been removed with the exception of vehicular access to the Field House parking lot. The length of Laurel Street within that block has been replaced by a sidewalk. Natural Systems and Features The Steel Field character area does not include any notable natural features. Contributing features: • None identified Buildings Three buildings are located within the Steel Field character areas: the Grandstand (1916), the Field John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 5 • Cultural Landscapes • 94
Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan Figure 5-64. Steel Field character area map (JMA 2009). John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 5 • Cultural Landscapes • 95
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