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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan historic interior fabric should be preserved, and modifications to the well-preserved exterior should focus on repair and maintenance. The high-style details and high integrity level on the exterior should be retained to the greatest possible extent. Maintenance issues at Clewell Hall include: • Rotting areas of the rear porches and cornices should be repaired. • Drainage at the front sidewalk should be improved to shunt water away from the house. • Gutters and downspouts to drain the porch roof should be installed. 8.2 Steel Field Grandstand – 1916 Historical Development The Grandstand was part of the original sports field constructed by Bethlehem Steel as a soccer field for employee use. The field was home to the Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club, an industrial amateur league formed in 1913. A combination gymnasium and grandstand was constructed at the field in 1916. After 1930, the club went professional and eventually founded the American Soccer League. Bethlehem Steel eventually sold the field to Lehigh University. By the 1950s, Lehigh was expanding its campus and no longer needed Steel Field. Lehigh sold it to Moravian College in 1962, although this move had been anticipated sooner. In 1961, prior to the final purchase, Moravian obtained land immediately to the south of the field, across Laurel Street. Once the acquisition of Steel Field was complete, this section of Laurel Street was closed and Moravian had 15 acres of level land for playing fields. Beginning in 1963, Steel Field was used for soccer, baseball, and intramural basketball. In the late 1960s, the college improved the site with a new field house, new outdoor bleachers near the grandstand, a new baseball field, and upgrades to the existing fields. The improved Steel Field was dedicated in 1967. The Hoffman Tennis Courts were constructed in memory of Howard Hoffman, who promoted the sport during his time as a professor and then left a sizable estate to the College. Funds from the bequest were used to build the courts, which were dedicated in 1969. In 2005, the Grandstand was renovated and a number of changes were made to its appearance. These renovations included the replacement of the structural steel, ceiling repairs, interior painting, and waterproofing work on the exterior (Schamberger 2008, personal communication). Signifi cance The Grandstand is an example of a relatively early twentieth century event-viewing structure. Solidly constructed with a steel-truss roof fabricated by its owner, it had a roof and glass side walls to shelter spectators and interior space below the bleacher seats to accommodate a small gymnasium, locker rooms, restrooms and other amenities. Though relatively austere in appearance, it was a far sturdier and more permanent grandstand than most of the period, which were typically of frame construction. It also combined the purpose of an exterior grandstand with an interior gymnasium, Figure 8-165. Steel Field, view to west from the street (JMA 2009). Figure 8-166. Steel Field, view to northwest from the field (JMA 2009). John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 8 • Historic Buildings • 226
Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan providing for both indoor and outdoor athletics. Its industrial-looking street façade with elegant cornice ornamentation helped it to blend in with the neighborhood. Integrity The Steel Field Grandstand has a moderate to low level of integrity. Its original brick surface and concrete details on the street side are intact, as are an original door on the east side. Major changes include the bricking up of all original windows on the field side under the bleachers, on the street façade, and at the top rear of the viewing section. Also, the original clear paneled side walls of the viewing section were removed and the sides were rebuilt and partially infilled with brick. More recent changes include the installation of new caps atop the historic pilasters on the front wall of the Grandstand overlooking the fields and some remodeling of the steps on each side, the installation of modern cladding around the front and sides of the Grandstand roof, and replacement of the original structural steelwork inside the viewing area. The interior could not be fully examined but appears to retain considerable historic fabric at the entrance area on the east end. Figure 8-167. Steel Field, east entrance to the grandstand interior (JMA 2009). Condition Summary Steel Field’s grandstand is an approximately threestory concrete and brick structure, which is open on its south side facing the track and playing fields. It is clad in red brick and has gray concrete accent details. Its low-pitched side-gabled roof is concealed behind parapets on all four sides. Modern cladding covers the three sides immediately above the bleachers. The grandstand has a full first floor under the stands, with entrances from the east and south. The open stands face the track and field and have steel support columns and exposed roof trusses. Concrete steps lead to the grandstand from street level at both ends, and built-in concrete steps with brick wing walls provide access from the field level into the stands. Additions There are no additions to the grandstand. Doors and Fenestration Several doors provide access to the interior. The main building entrance for spectators is on the east Figure 8-168. Steel Field, infilled windows on first floor (JMA 2009). side of the building on the first floor. This has an original door and two-light transom, both in good condition. The door has four lights, which are reglazed with security glass, and two panels. Its original hardware is extant. Another entrance is a single door facing the field on the south side. This off-center entrance has a metal replacement door. The entrance was originally wider, probably with double doors, but is infilled. The grandstand originally had bands of industrial steel windows at the first, second, and third levels on the north (street) façade, and on the first-floor level facing south. These have all been bricked up, John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 8 • Historic Buildings • 227
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