Homestead Historic District

The Homestead Historic District is a historic district which is located in Homestead, Munhall, and West Homestead, Pennsylvania.

Homestead Historic District
The Bost Building, built in 1892, on East Eighth Avenue, was AA union headquarters during the Homestead Strike that year.
Homestead Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Homestead Historic District
Homestead Historic District is located in the United States
Homestead Historic District
LocationEighth Ave. area roughly bounded by Mesta, Sixth, Andrew, 11th and Walnuts Sts. and Doyle and Seventh Aves., Homestead, Munhall, and West Homestead, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates40°24′17″N 79°54′27″W / 40.40472°N 79.90750°W / 40.40472; -79.90750
Area202 acres (82 ha)
Built1892
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate Victorian, American Foursquare
NRHP reference No.90000696[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1990

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1990.

History

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This historic district encompasses the site of the Homestead Strike of 1892, when the Carnegie Steel Company, under the leadership of Henry Clay Frick, broke the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers union.[1][2]

This district also includes the Homestead Pennsylvania Railroad Station, which is separately listed on the NRHP, and the Bost Building, a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

It is situated close to Pittsburgh.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ James, Earl D.; Walter Kidney; Lu Donnelly; Patricia Sands (1990). "Homestead Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 9, 2014.