The Homestead Historic District is a

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

which is located in Homestead, Munhall, and West Homestead, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1990.

History

This historic district encompasses the site of the Homestead Strike of 1892, when the Carnegie Steel Company, under the leadership of Henry Clay Frick, broke the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers union. This district also includes the Homestead Pennsylvania Railroad Station, which is separately listed on the NRHP, and the Bost Building, a U.S. National Historic Landmark. It is situated close to Pittsburgh.

Gallery

File:HomesteadPennsylvaniaRailroadStation.jpg, Homestead Pennsylvania Railroad Station, built circa 1890, on Amity Street in Homestead File:St.MaryMagdaleneChurch.jpg, St. Mary Magdalene Church, built 1895, at 1008 Amity Street in Homestead File:CarnegieLibraryofHomestead.jpg, Carnegie Library of Homestead, built in 1896, at 510 East 10th Avenue in Munhall

References

{{National Register of Historic Places Geography of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Homestead, Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania