Meadville is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The city is within 40 miles (64 km) of Erie and within 90 miles (140 km) of Pittsburgh. It was the first permanent settlement in Northwestern Pennsylvania. The population was 13,388 at the 2010 census. The city of Meadville is the principal city of the Meadville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. As well as one of two cities, the other being Erie, that make up the larger Erie-Meadville, PA Combined Statistical Area.
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 Greek Revival 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. It was the first building built on the Allegheny College campus, and the only building until Ruter Hall was built in 1853. It is named for Rev. William Bentley, an early benefactor.
Meadville Area Senior High School (MASH) is a public school located within the city of Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Situated at 930 North Street Ext., the high school serves the city of Meadville, West Mead Township, Vernon Township and is part of the Crawford Central School District. In the 2017–2018 school year, the total enrollment for grades 9 through 12 was 914.
Ruter Hall is a historic building located on the campus of Allegheny College at Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built in 1853, and is a three-story, rectangular brick building in the Greek Revival style. It measures 50 feet by 90 feet, and has a low gabled roof and pediment. It was the second building built on the Allegheny College campus, after Bentley Hall. It is named for Rev. 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.