Bost Building
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. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999.
Bost Building | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
Pennsylvania state historical marker | |
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF | |
Front (south) elevation and east profile, 2008 | |
| Location | 621-623 East Eighth Avenue, Homestead, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°24′32.47″N 79°54′16.06″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1892 |
| Part of | Homestead Historic District (ID90000696) |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000627 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1999 |
| Designated NHL | January 20, 1999 |
| Designated CP | May 10, 1990 |
| Designated PHMC | July 07, 1992 |
| Designated PHLF | 2000 |
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.
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