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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan Table 5A. Significant Historic Landscapes Character Area Comenius Lawn Colonial Hall Betty Prince Field Landscape Description Open lawn from Main Street to façade of Comenius Hall, view framed by trees. Landscape from Elizabeth to Locust and Main to mid-block. One of the oldest surviving recreational areas of campus Character-Defining Features • Open space from Main Street to Comenius façade • Hilltop topography • Comenius Hall • Terraced topography developed for Comenius Hall placement • Historic trees • Turf lawn • Linear pathway connection to Colonial Hall • South arm of circular driveway • Entrance gateway at Main Street • Open courtyard space created within “L” of building wings • Streetscape along Main • Linear pathway connection to Comenius Hall • Large oak at corner of Main and Elizabeth • Turf lawn • Colonial Hall buildings • American Four-square residential buildings • Level, open space of playing field • Consistent use for athletics since establishment of college • Location along historic Mauch Chunk Road • Views to historic mills across road and creek • Turf groundcover • Potential for significant archeological resources Historic Status No official recognition No official recognition No official recognition John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 5 • Cultural Landscapes • 140
Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan Table 5A. Significant Historic Landscapes Character Area Campus Ring Landscape Description All college-owned properties north of Elizabeth, south of Locust, and east of Monocacy, south of Laurel, and behind Colonial Hall to Palmer. Under pressure for campus expansion. Character-Defining Features • Residential streetscapes developed in the late nineteenth century. • Concrete sidewalks • Shade trees edge some of the sidewalks • Linear views along streets • Historic residential buildings and associated outbuildings and landscape structures • Gently rolling topography overall, bluff topography at west edge Historic Status No official recognition Table 5B. Other Landscapes of Note Landscape Name Old Quad Monocacy Quad Description Character-Defining Features Historic Status Open space bounded by historic campus buildings Block of historic street between Elizabeth and Locust • Adapted re-use of space for pedestrian circulation, relaxation, and study. • Recently-planted locusts form translucent canopy • Adapted re-use of space for pedestrian circulation and access to Reeves Library • Linear character references previous use as street • Historic street trees have been retained • Scale of Reeves Library in keeping with historic buildings on opposite side of central walkway • Pleasant views to Old Quad from library entrance • Enclosed small amphitheater at south end of library NA NA John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 5 • Cultural Landscapes • 141
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