Peter Benton of John Milner Associates, one of the consultants on the project who specializes in historic preservation, is recommending Lehigh apply to the federal government to create a National Register Historic District for the central core of the Asa Packer campus. This designation would recognize the significance of the prestigious architectural and landscape resource on the campus, and affirm the university s role in the historical development of the Bethlehem region, Pennsylvania and the nation, as well as the importance of Lehigh s education mission and the contributions of individuals to the nation s history. The consultants also reviewed their recommendations for locations to add new buildings on the Packer campus if necessary under the new academic plan. Those locations include one or two wings next to Williams Hall, buildings along Vine St. next to Maginnes Hall, buildings on the corner of Packer and Brodhead Aves. On the Goodman campus, sports and recreational fields will be organized on a system of hedgerow-defined open spaces that preserve the pastoral character of the area.
Some additional parking is under consideration.