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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan
and paired chimneys similar to those on Memorial
Hall. The east gable has a two-story copper-faced
oriel window at the center and a basement-level
modern entrance. The addition overall is in good
condition. ADA access is provided from the
courtyard at the front to the first floor, and from the
rear of the basement. An elevator in the addition
provides access to all floors.
Figure 8-308. Colonial Hall, east building, west entrance (JMA
2008).
on the east side at the bottom of the north end
stairwell.
Figure 8-307. Colonial Hall, 2002 corner addition, view from
rear to west (JMA 2008).
Doors and Fenestration
Colonial Hall retains its original doors and
windows. Each wing has a central door facing the
courtyard and a single door on the far end. The
west wing has a second main entrance facing north
toward Elizabeth St.
The east wing’s main door faces west and is set
within a gabled closed entry porch. The door is
raised about six inches from the porch floor and has
a gray concrete threshold. The door has nine panels
and is set within a Colonial Revival surround with
fluted pilasters and a four-light transom. The east
wing’s south end entrance has a recessed glazed
wood door with a multilight transom. A third door
is located in a basement areaway on the east side,
and a ca. 2002 basement door is located at grade
The south door of the west wing has a pent roof
overhang with a center gable pediment. The door is
flanked by single windows and has a reproduction
herringbone-patterned batten door set between
pilasters. The north door of the west wing is similar;
a stone entrance porch with slate steps and deck
and wrought-iron balustrade provides access from
the street.
Figure 8-309. Colonial Hall, west building, south entrance (JMA
2009).
John Milner Associates • October 2009 • Chapter 8 • Historic Buildings • 268