Bost Building
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.Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
Carnegie Library of Homestead
Library
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Carnegie Library of Homestead is situated 900 feet southeast of Bost Building.
The Waterfront
Photo: VitaleBaby, Public domain.
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 570 feet southwest of Bost Building.
Allegheny Intermediate Unit
The Allegheny Intermediate Unit is a branch of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and is the largest of the 29 intermediate units in Pennsylvania. Allegheny Intermediate Unit is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Bost Building.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
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Bost Building
- Categories: building and office
- Location: Borough of Munhall, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.40918° or 40° 24′ 33″ northLongitude
-79.90437° or 79° 54′ 16″ westLevels
3Open location code
87G2C35W+M7OpenStreetMap ID
way 561189330OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialWikidata ID
Q4947635
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