Ruter Hall is a historic building located on the campus of

Allegheny College he, תגל ערבה ותפרח כחבצלת , mottoeng = "Add to your faith, virtue and to your faith, knowledge" (2 Peter 1:5)"The desert shall rejoice and the blossom as the rose" (Isaiah 35:1) , faculty = 193 ...

at Meadville,

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. It was built in 1853, and is a three-story, rectangular brick building in the

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style. It measures 50 feet by 90 feet, and has a low

gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...

d roof and

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. It was the second building built on the Allegheny College campus, after

Bentley Hall Bentley Hall is a historic building located on the campus of Allegheny College at Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1820 and 1835, and is a vernacular brick and stone building with a Federal style center building and ...

. It is named for Rev.

Martin Ruter } Rev. Martin Henry Ruter, D.D. (April 3, 1785 - May 16, 1838) was a prominent Methodist minister, missionary and educator of the early 19th century. The son of a blacksmith, Ruter was born in Massachusetts but moved with his family to Vermont at ...

, the first Methodist president of the college from 1834 to 1837. ''Note:'' This includes It currently houses the college's Modern and Classical Languages and International Studies departments. It was added to the

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in 1978.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Greek Revival architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1853 Buildings and structures in Crawford County, Pennsylvania Meadville, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Pennsylvania {{CrawfordCountyPA-NRHP-stub