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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan
Contributing features:
• Hamilton Hall
• Zinzendorf Hall
• Monocacy Hall
• Memorial Hall
Spatial Organization
The Monocacy Quad is well defined on its east
and west sides by the façades of the buildings
mentioned above. Additional enclosure is provided
by the trunks and canopies of the large sycamores
that line the space on both sides (figure 5-102). The
space is physically blocked on the north end by
a composition of vegetation and fencing, but the
opposite end opens onto Monocacy Street.
Contributing features:
• Façades of Hamilton, Zinzendorf, and
Monocacy Halls
• Large tree trunks and canopies
Figure 5-102. View into Monocacy Quad from its northeast
corner. Note the double row of street trees marking the old
Monocacy Street alignment (JMA 2008).
Land Use
The land that now comprises the Monocacy Quad
functioned until the 1960s as a combination of public
street right-of-way and streetyards associated with
the residential structures that once lined Monocacy
Street within that block. This land is now used to
provide circulation between campus buildings.
Figure 5-103. The library plaza from the southeast (JMA 2008).
Circulation Features
Monocacy Street, the sidewalks that lined it on both
sides, and the front walkways to residences once
comprised the primary circulation features in this
area. In 1966, the residences along this block were
demolished, the street vacated, and the paving
removed. Circulation within Monocacy Quad
now consists of several concrete sidewalks and the
entrance plaza to Reeves Library (figure 5-103 and
see figure 5-102).
At the south end of the quad is a paving feature
that may be an attempt to control through traffic
down Locust Street. The design is a raised
colored-concrete plaza with an off-center design
featuring a round emblem reading “1742”. Due
to the asymmetry of the design, it is a confusing
feature and detracts from the simple, linear historic
character of the space (figure 5-104).
Figure 5-104. Traffic control feature at the south end of the
Monocacy Quad (JMA 2008).
Contributing features:
• None identified
Views and Vistas
Historically, the block of Monocacy Street now
contained within the Monocacy Quad presented
linear views of the streetscape to the north and
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