Bost Building | |
 Front (south) elevation and east profile, 2008 | |
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| Location | 621-623 East Eighth Avenue, Homestead, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°24′32.47″N 79°54′16.06″W / 40.4090194°N 79.9044611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1892 |
| Part of | Homestead Historic District (ID90000696[1]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000627[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1999[1] |
| Designated NHL | January 20, 1999[4] |
| Designated CP | May 10, 1990[1] |
| Designated PHMC | July 07, 1992[2] |
| Designated PHLF | 2000[3] |
The Bost Building, also known as Columbia Hotel, is located on East Eighth Avenue (PA 837) in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States. Built just before the 1892 Homestead Strike, it was used as headquarters by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and for reporters covering the confrontation. It is the only significant building associated with the strike that remains intact. It is a contributing property to the Homestead Historic District.[5] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999.[4][6]
After some use as a rooming house and hotel, today it serves as the headquarters and visitor center for the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area.[7]
- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ^ a b "Bost Building". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
- ^ James, Earl (January 30, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Homestead Historic District" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
The Bost Building in Homestead, which had been union and press headquarters both, exists within the District as a place strongly associated with the Strike of 1892
[dead link] - ^ Gerald M. Kuncio and John W. Bond (March 17, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bost Building / Columbia Hotel" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Heritage Areas, National Park Service: Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area Archived December 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, National Park Service, n.d. Accessed 2012-04-27.