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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan have been replaced with modern vinyl sash, with the exception of a pair of small four-light original casement windows in the attic gable. All windows have flush wood lintels and projecting wood sills. The inset front door is surmounted by a gabled lintel. At the basement level, the house has two mid-twentieth-century wood-paneled overhead garage doors. All wooden trim elements on the house are peeling and in need of paint. Additions There are no additions to the Day House. Doors and Fenestration Few original fenestration and door elements remain on the Day House. Most of the windows in the Day House have been replaced with modern vinyl sash. The only original windows are the small gable casements in the attic, which need paint. The front door is a one-light three-panel door dating from ca. early 1900s and is shielded by a modern aluminum storm door, but could use repainting. The garage doors at the rear are modern paneled wood overhead doors with steel I-beam lintels. Both doors are peeling and need paint. A single door entrance on the east wall of the basement has an old panel door. Peeling paint is in evidence here. Roofi ng and Drainage The slate roof drains to gutters on both the east and west sides, which connect to downspouts at ground level. The gutters are bowed outward and drip water to the ground, and water collects at the front steps. Splashback, rising damp, and mortar loss are evident on the west side of the building. Masonry The house appears to have a fieldstone retaining-wall foundation on its north (uphill side) but is otherwise constructed of brick. The brick walls of the Day House incorporate several different types of brick and reveal multiple repointing campaigns and some infill areas. Along the west slope of the building, water runoff has splashed Figure 8-115. Day House, south façade, peeling garage doors (JMA 2008). Figure 8-117. Day House, west façade, masonry deterioration along slope (JMA 2008). Figure 8-116. Day House, south façade, view of original attic windows with peeling paint and vinyl replaced windows (JMA 2008). Figure 8-118. Day House, north façade, rising damp and brick deterioration at front steps (JMA 2008). John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 8 • Historic Buildings • 208
Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan back onto the walls, resulting in rising damp and mortar loss. Water splashing and ponding on the concrete slab outside the first-floor entrance has caused rising damp and pronounced deterioration of the brickwork at ground level on either side of the doorway. Small plants are growing out of the chimney masonry and should be removed. Figure 8-119. Day House, north façade, rising damp and brick deterioration at front steps (JMA 2008). Figure 8-120. Day House, chimney showing plant growth (JMA 2008). Other Features Day House has exterior lighting elements above and next to the front door. Interior The interior was not accessible, but the first floor reportedly has been renovated. Current Use The Day House is now used by Moravian’s art department, with classroom space on the first floor. This space is designed for art education, crafts and studio classes. The building also houses an office for Art Education faculty members. The ground floor with its garage bays is used for storage Treatment The Day House should receive a Rehabilitation treatment as outlined in The Secretary for the Interior’s Standards and the design guidelines of this preservation plan. Remaining historic fabric on both the interior and exterior should be retained and repaired. Maintenance issues at the Day House include: • Wood elements on the exterior are in deteriorating condition and require repairs and repainting. • Gutters on the roof should be repaired or replaced in kind to address leaks. • Poor drainage around the house, both from rainfall onto the house and runoff from the hillside, is causing significant masonry deterioration. Water leaks from the gutters and roof should be eliminated. All water and hillside runoff should be directed away from the front steps and walls of the house, using the least invasive means available due to archeological sensitivity in this hillside. Methods could include regrading around the foundation to shunt water away, or installing small swales around the house to channel water downhill. The large concrete slab in front of the door should be redone to slope away from the house. Main Hall – 1854 Historical Development Main Hall was constructed in 1854 to accommodate the expanding Bethlehem Female Seminary. The site it stands on contained a residence used by the headmaster, which was torn down to make way for Main Hall. It was a remarkable building at the time of its completion, as it was one of the first in Bethlehem to have gas lighting, central furnace heating, bathrooms with hot and cold running water on each floor and a flat roof. The building provided new residential quarters for the headmaster, classrooms, and dormitory rooms for students. Space to receive and entertain guests was an important component of Main Hall from the beginning. On the first floor, two parlors, known John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 8 • Historic Buildings • 209
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