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Brethren's House, Main Hall, and West Hall

The Brethren’s House, built in German Colonial style in 1748, originally housed the Single Brethren of the early Moravian community. Within its six floors, men worked in all manner of trades. During the difficult winters of 1776-77 and 1777-78, the Brethren’s House was converted into the main hospital for the Continental Army. In 1815, the Brethren’s House was renovated and taken over by the Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies. The building housed dormitory rooms, classrooms, the library and meeting rooms of the Seminary and College for Women until the 1954 merger with Moravian College and Theological Seminary. Today, the Brethren’s House contains practice rooms, offices, and meeting rooms for the College’s Center for Art and Music.

Main Hall is a Federal-style building established in 1854. Ever since, it has been in continuous use for its original purposes of housing students and entertaining visitors. The structure was renovated in 1959 to provide a women’s dormitory for the modern Moravian College.

West Hall was built in 1859 in Federal/Classical Revival style. At various times, it has provided space for an art studio, an infirmary, a swimming pool, classrooms, and dormitory rooms for the former Moravian Seminary and College for Women. Today is occupied by the Music Department. Although the interior of the building has undergone significant alterations, the exterior remains relatively unchanged.


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Single Brethren's House and
West Hall, circa 1900

Main Hall, Brethren's House, and
West Hall, circa early 1900s

Brethren’s House and West Hall,
1905
Brethren's House and West Hall,
circa late 1920s
West Hall, circa 1930s-1940s

Main Hall, Brethren’s House, and West Hall, circa 1940