# Bentley Hall

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{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Bentley Hall
| nrhp_type    =
| image        = Bentley Hall.jpg
| caption      = Bentley Hall, October 2009
| location     = Allegheny College campus, [Meadville, Pennsylvania](/source/Meadville%2C_Pennsylvania)
| coordinates  = {{coord|41|38|55|N|80|8|51|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin     = Pennsylvania#USA
| built        = 1820-1835
| builder      = Alden, Rev., Timothy
| architecture = Colonial, Greek Revival
| added        = May 6, 1977
| area         = {{convert|0.5|acre}}
| refnum       = 77001156<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}
'''Bentley Hall''' is a historic building located on the campus of [Allegheny College](/source/Allegheny_College) at [Meadville](/source/Meadville%2C_Pennsylvania), [Crawford County, Pennsylvania](/source/Crawford_County%2C_Pennsylvania).  It was built between 1820 and 1835, and is a vernacular brick and stone building with a [Federal](/source/Federal_architecture) style center building and [Greek Revival](/source/Greek_Revival_architecture) style wings.  The central section measures three stories and 60 feet wide and the two-story wings are 30 feet wide each. It is topped by a distinctive [cupola](/source/cupola). It was the first building built on the Allegheny College campus, and the only building until [Ruter Hall](/source/Ruter_Hall) was built in 1853.  It is named for Rev. [William Bentley](/source/William_Bentley), an early benefactor.<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996444 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Bently Hall|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author= Carolyn Pitts| date = July 1976 | access-date=December 16, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref>

It was added to the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1977.<ref name="nris"/>

==References==
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}

Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Category:Greek Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
Category:School buildings completed in 1853
Category:Buildings and structures in Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Category:Meadville, Pennsylvania
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Pennsylvania

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