Homestead Historic District
Introduction The '''Homestead Historic District''' is a historic district 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 HomesteadFile:St.MaryMagdaleneChurch.jpg|St. Mary Magdalene Church, built 1895, at 1008 Amity Street in HomesteadFile:CarnegieLibraryofHomestead.jpg|Carnegie Library of Homestead, built in 1896, at 510 East 10th Avenue in Munhall
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