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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan
the east side, the lower floors have double-hung
metal replacement windows, and the first floor
windows are set within infilled brick “baskethandle”
archways. The original windows need
paint and reglazing. The windowsills throughout
the building have been clad in metal sheeting and
painted. Historic windows and doors remaining on
the building should be preserved.
flush gray mortar. This façade shows infill brick and
evidence of several repointing campaigns. There
is some bulging of the brick on this side toward
the southwest corner. A slightly projecting brick
chimney stack on the west side originally served
the first-floor kitchen, and a shadow of a former
porch surrounds the northernmost entrance door
on this side.
Figure 8-53. Old Chapel/Hearst Hall, replacement window in
baskethandle on east side (JMA 2008).
Roofi ng and Drainage
The roof is clad in slate, which is believed to
be original and is beginning to fail, resulting in
interior leaks. The slate roof drains to a system of
half-round gutters and round downspouts, which
connects with some of the gutters on the adjacent
buildings and leads to underground drainpipes.
Figure 8-55. Old Chapel/Hearst Hall, west façade, view of
chimney and cleaned/repointed brickwork (JMA 2008).
On the east side, the brick was not cleaned harshly
and original pale brown mortar, slightly recessed
from the brickface, is still evident. First-floor
basket-handle arched apertures were later infilled
with brick and newer windows.
The foundation is parged with concrete on the west
side, and is experiencing failure at grade due to
water runoff along the wall. A large concrete slab
in front of the north door on this side is in poor
condition.
Figure 8-54. Old Chapel/Hearst Hall, view to south of east roof
slope (JMA 2008).
Masonry
Old Chapel is constructed of dark reddish-brown
hand-molded brick and features a minimal corbelled
cornice on both sides. The brickwork on the west
side was sandblasted in the past and repointed with
Figure 8-56. Old Chapel/Hearst Hall, west façade, parging
failure at grade (JMA 2008).
John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 8 • Historic Buildings • 191