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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan
and some of the infill on the south side contains
modern metal louver vents. Four of the secondlevel
window areas on the north side are fully
infilled with wooden louver vents of uncertain
age. The wood louvers are deteriorated and need
repainting.
Roofi ng and Drainage
The roof of the grandstand is hidden behind
vinyl-capped parapets and not visible from the
ground. Aerial views indicate it has a low-pitched
side-gabled profile and is covered with built-up
(EPDM) roofing, showing a number of patches. The
roof drains to internal gutters leading to multiple
galvanized-metal downspouts along the north,
east, and west sides of the building. A gutter on the
east side at the northeast corner drains directly to
the sidewalk, where significant water damage to
the foundation parging has occurred. Downspouts
on the north side drain to concrete swales and then
to the street. Another downspout descends into a
basement areaway, where it enters an underground
drain. There is evidence of at least one former
downspout on the north wall that was removed
after causing leak damage to the brick.
Masonry
The grandstand is built of concrete block faced
with brick veneer, with concrete caps on the steps
and façade ornamentation. The tops of the walls
form flat-topped parapets with vinyl caps around
the entire building. Flat full-height brick pilasters
are located on the north and south façades and the
north pilasters cover the corners and wrap around
one bay to the east and west. These are ornamented
with vertical cast concrete details resembling flatted
paired brackets with central chevrons. A concrete
band runs around the cornice of this area, and the
cornice itself features several rows of corbelling.
Projecting horizontal bands of vertical stretchers
span the façade between pilasters at the second and
third floor levels.
The brickwork shows some signs of past damage
and repairs of cracks, notably long vertical
repointed areas on the northwest corner pilaster.
Another pilaster on the north side shows vertical
cracking. The repointed areas have whiter mortar
and wider joints than the original. Infilled areas
and the reconfigured side step walls have differentcolored
brick from the original and appear to have
been done in at least two separate campaigns.
Inside the bleachers, on the interior of the north wall
Figure 8-169. Steel Field, downspout and swale on north side
(JMA 2009).
Figure 8-170. Steel Field, gutter draining to sidewalk at northeast
corner, causing significant damage (JMA 2009).
Figure 8-171. Steel Field, concrete detailing on northeast corner
(JMA 2009).
above the infilled windows, efflorescence is visible,
indicating past problems with water leaks and
seepage through the wall. It is unclear whether this
problem has been resolved. Some rising damp was
noted on the east side adjacent to the entrance.
The foundation on the east, north, and west sides
is parged with cement. Several areas of the parging
are stained, cracked, and failing, with severe
damage and delamination near the northeast corner
due to water from the downspout ponding against
the foundation. Past repairs with darker-colored
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