Bost Building

The Bost Building, also known as Columbia Hotel, is located on East Eighth Avenue in , 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.
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: building in Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Columbia Hotel”
  • Address: 623 East 8th Avenue, 15120

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carnegie Library of Homestead and The Waterfront.

Library
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The is a public library in 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. is situated 900 feet southeast of Bost Building.

Photo: VitaleBaby, Public domain.
is a open air spanning the three boroughs of , , and near . The shopping mall sits on land once occupied by U.S. Steel's Homestead Steel Works plant, which closed in 1986. is situated 570 feet southwest of Bost Building.

The is a branch of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and is the largest of the 29 intermediate units in . is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Bost Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitaker and Munhall.

Village
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is a borough in , United States, and is on the Monongahela River 3 miles upriver from . The population was 1,179 at the 2020 census.

Village
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is a borough in , United States, on the west bank of the Monongahela River. The population was 10,774 at the 2020 census.

Village
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
is a borough in , United States, 8 miles south of on the Monongahela River. The borough was named after Thomas , a local landowner.

Bost Building

Latitude
40.40918° or 40° 24′ 33″ north
Longitude
-79.90437° or 79° 54′ 16″ west
Levels
3
Open location code
87G2C35W+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 561189330
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q4947635
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Highlights include Homestead Post Office and John F. Kennedy Park.

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