# Ruter Hall

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{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Ruter Hall
| nrhp_type    =
| image        = Ruter Hall, Allegheny College.jpg
| caption      = Front and southern side
| location     = [N. Main St.](/source/Pennsylvania_Route_86) on the [Allegheny College](/source/Allegheny_College) campus, [Meadville, Pennsylvania](/source/Meadville%2C_Pennsylvania)
| coordinates  = {{coord|41|38|54|N|80|8|46|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin     = Pennsylvania#USA
| built        = 1853
| architecture = [Greek Revival](/source/Greek_Revival)
| added        = September 18, 1978
| area         = {{convert|1|acre}}
| refnum       = 78002382<ref name=nris>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}
'''Ruter Hall''' is an historic building on the campus of [Allegheny College](/source/Allegheny_College) at [Meadville](/source/Meadville%2C_Pennsylvania), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania), United States.

It was added to the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1978.<ref name="nris"/>

==History and architectural features==
Built in 1853, this historic structure is a three-story, rectangular, brick building that was designed in the [Greek Revival](/source/Greek_Revival_architecture) style, measures fifty feet by ninety feet, and has a low [gable](/source/gable)d roof and [pediment](/source/pediment). It was the second building built on the Allegheny College campus, after [Bentley Hall](/source/Bentley_Hall), and was named for Rev. [Martin Ruter](/source/Martin_Ruter), the first Methodist president of the college from 1834 to 1837. It currently houses the college's Modern and Classical Languages and International Studies departments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruter Hall |url=https://events.allegheny.edu/ruter_hall |website=Allegheny College Events |publisher=Allegheny College |accessdate=4 September 2020}}</ref><ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996446 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Ruter Hall|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author= John P. Davis| date= December 1977 | access-date=December 16, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref>

==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:University and college buildings and structures 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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