Carnegie Library of Homestead
The Carnegie Library of Homestead is a public library in Munhall, Pennsylvania founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1898. It is one of 2,509 Carnegie libraries worldwide, 1,689 of which were built in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bost Building and The Waterfront.
Bost Building
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bost Building, also known as Columbia Hotel, is located on East Eighth Avenue 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. Bost Building is situated 900 feet northwest of Carnegie Library of Homestead.
The Waterfront
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The Waterfront is a super-regional open air shopping mall spanning the three boroughs of Homestead, West Homestead, and Munhall near Pittsburgh. The shopping mall sits on land once occupied by U.S. Steel's Homestead Steel Works plant, which closed in 1986. The Waterfront is situated 970 feet northwest of Carnegie Library of Homestead.
Homestead Grays Bridge
Bridge
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The Homestead Grays Bridge, also known as the High Level Bridge, was built in 1936 and spans the Monongahela River between Homestead Borough and the southernmost tip of Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Homestead Grays Bridge is situated 3,900 feet west of Carnegie Library of Homestead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitaker and Munhall.
Whitaker
Village
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
Whitaker is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is on the Monongahela River 3 miles upriver from Pittsburgh. The population was 1,179 at the 2020 census.
Munhall
Village
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Munhall is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the west bank of the Monongahela River. The population was 10,774 at the 2020 census.
Rankin
Village
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
Rankin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 8 miles south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahela River. The borough was named after Thomas Rankin, a local landowner.
Carnegie Library of Homestead
- Type: Library
- Description: library
- Categories: Carnegie library, concert hall, building, and education
- Location: Borough of Munhall, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.40695° or 40° 24′ 25″ northLongitude
-79.90295° or 79° 54′ 11″ westElevation
856 feet (261 metres)Open location code
87G2C34W+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 446524817OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
7183104Wikidata ID
Q5043944
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