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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 • Introduction
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Project Background and Purpose 1
Methodology 1
Project Personnel 2
Preservation Issues 2
1.2 How to Use the Guidelines 2
1.3 How the Preservation Plan Is Organized 4
Chapter 2 • Historic Overview of Moravian College
2.0 Introduction 5
2.1 Bethlehem: Moravian Capital to Industrial Giant 5
Natural and Scenic Qualities of Bethlehem 5
Roots of Moravian Faith 5
Beginnings of Bethlehem 7
Bethlehem: The Eighteenth Century 9
End of the Moravian Economy 1762-1770 10
The Buildings of Early Bethlehem 1742-1770 11
Bethlehem from 1770–1800 13
Urbanization of Bethlehem 1790-1850 14
Industrial Bethlehem 15
Twentieth Century Bethlehem 17
2.2 Education in the Moravian Tradition 18
Moravian Educational Philosophy 18
The Moravian Female Seminary 18
The Moravian College and Theological Seminary 24
Merger of Two Institutions 28
Moravian College Campus Expansion: 1956-1978 29
2.3 Historic Preservation in Bethlehem 31
2.4 Moravian’s Recent Years 32
2.5 Conclusion 33
Chapter 3 • Moravian College in Context
3.0 Introduction 35
3.1 Community Planning and Development 35
Moravian Settlements in North America 35
Moravian Bethlehem 36
The Moravian Mile: Growth and Development of the North Main Street Neighborhood 39
3.2 Moravian Beliefs and Educational Principles 40
3.3 Nature and Nurture: Nineteenth Century Campus Planning 40
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