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Moravian College • Preservation Master Plan
Figure 5-44. View of the Moravian settlement by Garrision, dated
1757. Note trees lining most roads, including Church Street at
the center of the drawing (Moravian Church Archives).
trees are the sycamores (figure 5-45), ranging from
12” to 20” caliper, which were planted between
1958 and 1964, as is evidenced from before and
after photographs of the restoration of the Main
Hall front entrance steps.
Large trees located on the bluff behind the Single
Brethren’s House and Main Hall may be a remnant
of several former landscapes. The two large (63”
and 82” caliper) lindens dominating the central
space behind the Single Brethren’s House may be a
remnant of the allée that once lined a path through
the Pleasure Grounds (figure 5-46). Other large trees,
including 42” and 55” caliper honey locusts (figure
5-47), a 40” caliper Norway maple (figure 5-48), and
a 54” caliper sycamore (figure 5-49) located at the
crest of the slope and set over turf, may be vestiges
of the grove-like woodland vegetation established
on the slope between the late 1800s and early
Figure 5-46. Large lindens that are likely historic (JMA 2008).
1900s. Photographs from about 1870 and onward
show footpaths winding around large shade trees
in similar locations (see figures 5-14, 5-16, 5-25, 5-39
and 5-40).
Although little is known about the presence of
smaller plants, such as shrubs, perennials, and
annuals, historic photographs show that roses
were planted around the Widows’ House and the
Pleasure Grounds summer house. Roses grow
around the Widows’ House today, although their
age has not been determined (figure 5-50).
Figure 5-45. Large sycamores on Church Street that may date
from the early 1960s (JMA 2008).
Figure 5-47. This 55” caliper honey locust behind the Widow’s
House may be historic (JMA 2008).
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