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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan
intact. The interior has a lower level of integrity due
to extensive renovations and updates, but retains its
distinctive stairwell and much of its original floor
plan. The attic level of the building is highly intact
from its early period, with original plasterwork and
other details. Generations of students wrote their
names and other graffiti on the walls. The east end
of the attic is the exposed historic west wall of the
Single Brethren’s House, revealing a finely parged
surface and window openings.
Condition
Summary
West Hall is a four-and-one-half-story red-brick
building. The front of the building faces north
toward Main Street and the Hill-to-Hill Bridge
entrance. West Hall is set on a slope with much of
its basement exposed on the west and south sides.
It has a roughly L-shaped footprint with a front
section seven bays wide and two bays deep, and
an offset perpendicular southwest ell, which is four
bays deep and three bays wide. The west wall of
the ell projects several feet beyond the west wall
of the main block. The building has a low-pitched
hipped composition roof and a deep molded
cornice. The attic level is a half-story in height with
corresponding half-height windows, most of which
are three-over-three double-hung sash. Windows
on the main floors and exposed basement are
six-over-six double-hung windows. Fenestration
throughout the building is symmetrical and the
bays are aligned vertically.
The north façade has a central entrance on the first
floor, which is accessed via a flight of steps from
Church Street. The concrete steps ascend westward
across the building front to an uncovered entrance
porch. The porch has a wooden floor and plain
balustrades on its north and west sides, and is set on
a brick and cast-in-place concrete foundation. The
front entrance features recessed paired doors within
a paneled surround. The doorway is surmounted by
Figure 8-23. West Hall, west façade, looking northeast (JMA
2008).
Figure 8-25. West Hall, north entrance (JMA 2008).
Figure 8-24. West Hall, south façade and ell, looking northeast
(JMA 2008).
Figure 8-26. West Hall, north entrance detail, peeling paint and
deterioration at threshold (JMA 2008).
John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 8 • Historic Buildings • 182