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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan
Buildings
With the exception of Johnston Hall (1952) and its
expansion by the construction of Breidegam Field
House (1991), the buildings surrounding the Sports
Quad Character area were constructed as part of a
ten-year plan of campus expansion begun after the
formation of Moravian College as a co-educational
institution in 1954. Johnston Hall was constructed
in 1952 as the school’s first field house providing
modern athletic facilities as well as a high-capacity
space for large school and community events (figure
5-120).
dormitory, Jo Smith Hall in 1972, which completed
the architectural enclosure of the Sports Quad
Character area (figure 5-121).
Breidegam Field House was built in 1991 as an
extension of Johnston Hall. For this project, the
block of Otis Place north of Locust was vacated
and a row of small houses along its west side was
demolished.
For a more detailed building analysis and
discussion, refer to Chapter 8 of this report.
Contributing features:
• Johnston Hall (1952)
Figure 5-121. Bird’s eye view from the northeast of the completed
Sports Quad after 1972 when Jo Smith Hall was constructed.
Note modernistic style of lighting (Moravian College Archives).
Spatial Organization
Figure 5-120. Unveiling of the mascot statue at Johnston Hall, ca.
1952 (Moravian College Archives).
Eight years later, in 1960, the Rau-Hassler dormitory
complex was built west of Johnston Hall to face the
college sports fields to the east. In 1962, the College
Union Building was completed to the southeast of
Johnston Hall. Seven years later it was renamed
the Haupert Union Building in honor of retiring
President Haupert, and has since been known as
the HUB.
The next building project included more dormitories
designed to face onto the sports field, both named
after their benefactors: Willard C. Bernhardt
Hall in 1964 and Imogene Beck Wilhelm Hall in
1965. The early 1970s saw completion of a fifth
The Sports Quad character area is dominated by
the large, grassed field enclosed by the buildings
mentioned, above (figures 5-122 and 5-123). It is a
broad, but simple enclosure, pierced by openings
between the buildings and by the extension of
Locust Street, which ends in a turn-around in front
of Rau and Hassler. Notable is the entrance plaza of
Johnston Hall.
Figure 5-122. View of the Sports Quad, looking towards the
Haupert Union Building (JMA 2008).
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