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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) (+) Ginko (male only) (Salisburia adiantifolia) American basswood (Tilia americana) Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Elm hybrids (Ulmus x spp.) (+) Small Trees or Large Shrubs (over 6’,appropriate for building corners and groves) Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) (+) Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) (-) Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) Junipers (Juniperus spp.) (+) Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) (+) Small Shrubs (under six feet, appropriate for walkways and entrances) New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) Sweet pepper bush (Clethra alnifolia) Smooth Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) Inkberry (Ilex glabra) Creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) Drooping leucothoe (Leucothoe fontanesiana) Fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica) Dwarf Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata nana) Spreading English yew (Taxus baccata repandens) Dwarf viburnums (Viburnum spp.) Landscape Structures The only landscape structure extant from the historic period within this character area is the central walk gateway that leads from Main Street to Comenius Hall. The stone landing at the top of the central walk stairs is no longer extant. Other structures have been installed since the historic period. The following recommendations apply: • Central walk gateway ◦ Replace cracked and damaged stone footings at the base of the entrance fencing at this location. ◦ Consider replacing gateway lanterns with fixtures that match historic as documented in historic photographs (see figure 5-85). ◦ If this area is renovated, consider removing the footings and restoring the gateway to its original location. • Stairway landing: consider reconstructing this landing based on historic photographs and any other documentation that may become available (see figure 5-81). • Locust Street gateway: monitor this structure for condition issues such as cracking or brick deterioration. • Monument sign: if this area is renovated, consider implementing a new design as part of the overall campus signage master plan recommended in Chapter 6 – Landscape Guidelines. Site Furnishings and Objects Site furnishings within this character area have all been installed after the historic period and most very recently. Recommendations have to do with minor adjustments to their current conditions: • Consider placing floodlights for the John Amos Comenius statue and for Comenius Hall in wells in order to reduce visual clutter in this area (see figure 7-4). • Consolidate the benches and trash receptacles along the block of Main Street to groupings at each end of the block so as to maintain an open and uncluttered view of Comenius Hall (see figure 7-4). • Place drainage from building roof underground so as to reduce the visual impact. Old Quad Character Area The focus of treatment within this character area is on the preservation, stabilization, and maintenance of the open space contained by Comenius Hall, Hamilton Hall, Monocacy Hall, Zinzendorf Hall, and Memorial Hall. General The use of this character area has changed dramatically during the last fifty year from primarily service and parking-oriented space to an open, pedestrian-oriented space. The addition of a formal design of sidewalks and honey locust trees has transformed this space into a closer approximation of a traditional campus quad. These recommendations are geared towards strengthening this character rather than returning the area to its previous historic use. John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 7 • Treatment Recommendations • 164
Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan Spatial Organization Enhance the design intent evident in the placement of sidewalks and larger trees in this area as defining a traditional campus quad: • Consider removing or relocating smaller elements such as ornamental trees and site furnishings to the edges or corners of this area in order to enhance its open quality (figure 7-5). • Maintain a high tree canopy in order to enhance the openness of the space. Buildings The five buildings that surround this space all date to the historic period. Recommendations are as follows: • Retain and maintain the surrounding buildings, which are at least fifty years of age and retain integrity. Refer to Chapters 8 and 9 for more detailed treatment recommendations. • Consider consolidating utilities related to these buildings and located in the Old Quad character area and screening them with shrubs or other material. Circulation Features Circulation patterns within this character area do not date to the historic period. Nevertheless, it is important to maintain the design intent expressed in the pattern of sidewalks that characterize this space: • Maintain the existing sidewalk layout and paving materials as they are in good condition and appear to be functioning well to provide stable pathways. • Consider replacing asphalt driveway and parking lot at north end of the Old Quad with brick paving in order to discourage casual use by delivery and maintenance vehicles. Install bollards adjacent to the parking area to prevent vehicles from entering the quad area from this end. Views and Vistas Important to the character of this area are the view to Comenius Hall from the southwest corner of the quad and the axial view between Memorial Hall and the north end of the quad. • Remove small trees and other ornamental vegetation from the central lawn and maintain the alleé of honey locust to preserve the axial view between Memorial Hall and the north end of the quad. • Consolidate utilities along the base of Comenius Hall and screen with vegetation. Vegetation Vegetation within this character area does not date to the historic period, but it is important to maintain the design intent expressed in the large tree plantings that characterize this space: • Remove or relocate small ornamental trees, such as weeping cherry and Bradford pear, from the central lawn of the Old Quad as their low branch habits interfere with the desired open quality of the space. Consider placing these types at the north end or one of the two south corners to emphasize pedestrian entrance points. • Add two new honey locust in the central portion of the quad, in line with the existing trees, to complete the formal design. • Maintain locust by regular pruning that will encourage the branches to form a loose and airy ceiling for the Old Quad space. Raise branching to eight foot height, minimum. • Place additional screening shrubs at the north end of the Old Quad to increase the sense of enclosure and at the base of Comenius Hall to screen utilites (see figure 7-5). • Remove small, randomly placed planting beds located within the central space of the Old Quad in order to emphasize the desired open quality of the space (see figure 7-5). Landscape Structures The only landscape structure identified in this area is the raised planter located at the west central walkway that leads to Reeves Library. The planter is of recent vintage, but it is important that regular inspections are made of the structure to maintain it in good condition. If it becomes necessary to replace the planter, recommendations include consideration of an alternate bench style that would be more compatible with the historic character of adjacent areas of the campus (see Site Furnishings and Objects, below). John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 7 • Treatment Recommendations • 165
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