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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan
Hurd Center for Music and Art, the establishment
of the Payne Art Gallery, and the launching of the
Comenius Scholarships for outstanding students. As
chair of Moravian’s Board, Mrs. Hurd spearheaded
major improvements in the College’s infrastructure
and programs, including construction of the new
academic complex (2003) and townhouse-style
student residences, and a campus-wide renovation
of signage and landscaping (Schamberger 2008).
2.5 Conclusion
Figure 2-61. Foy Hall under construction, 1982 (Moravian
College Archives).
Figure 2-62. Sketch plan for Foy Concert Hall (Moravian College
Archives).
Moravian College has traversed over two centuries
to its present state. Throughout this time, it has not
lost sight of its Moravian roots and has demonstrated
a profound appreciation for its history while at the
same time updating its programs and providing
modern amenities for its present and future.
As the first Moravian settlers did, the College
continues to value and encourage excellence in
education, particularly music and the fine arts, and
has perpetuated the strong academic reputation
developed in the Bethlehem Female Seminary’s
early years. Meanwhile, it involves the larger
community through lectures, concerts, exhibitions,
and athletics, and its restored historic buildings
have become a gateway and emblem for the City
of Bethlehem. Moravian’s process of adaptive reuse
paired with preservation illustrates the enduring
value of historic buildings and resources. The
College’s efforts to restore its historic Church Street
buildings have contributed immeasurably to the
preservation of the largest and most important
group of Germanic buildings in the United States
and to the revival of Old Bethlehem. Meanwhile, its
new buildings have almost unanimously honored
and echoed these longtime Bethlehem landmarks.
Figure 2-63. Priscilla Payne Hurd Academic Complex, completed
in 2003 (Moravian College Public Relations).
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