A certificate of appropriateness was granted to the Moravian Book Shop’s replacement awning proposal for 428 - 436 Main St. at the Aug. 1 meeting of the Historical and Architectural Review Board. Representing the owner of the iconic store, Moravian College VP for Finance and Administration Mark Reed and project manager Amber Donato were well prepared for their presentation in the Rotunda. Unlike the older, faded awning being replaced, the new taupe fabric will not be scalloped. “Moravian Book Shop” is to be painted in off-white along the bottom edge of the overhang.

Moravian Academy was quickly grated approval to replace a set of non-historic double doors with single panes of glass at the rear of 11 W. Market St., with new aluminum outswing doors. Representing the academy was Ann Mindler, accompanied by Lucienne Di Biase Dooley from Artefact. The new doors will have two panes of glass each and will match the existing color scheme.

Homeowners Robert and Christine Kruklitis were authorized to replace broken shingle siding with pre-painted fiber cement siding (hardy plank) for their entire house at 33 E. Wall St. Approval was also secured for replacing storm doors with double hung wood-clad aluminum windows on the east and north side of the house, and the addition of casement windows to the screened- in porch on the second floor. The casement windows are to be designed to resemble double hung windows. The historic color scheme includes blue gray for the siding, off-white trim, and red for the doors. The couple was cautioned by the board to have their existing siding tested for asbestos before removing it.

Before adjourning, Chairman Fred Bonsall informed members that they will institute roll call voting at the next meeting to make it easier for the historic officer to record the proceedings for the minutes.

The Historical and Architectural Review Board meets the first Wednesday of every month to review all exterior changes proposed to buildings in the Bethlehem Historic District north of the Lehigh River. When a proposed project receives a certificate of appropriateness from the board, applicants must wait for city council to vote on it before proceeding.