Homestead
Encyclopedia
Property-related
- Homestead (buildings)Homestead (buildings)A homestead is either a single building, or collection of buildings grouped together on a large agricultural holding, such as a ranch, station or a large agricultural operation of some other designation.-See also:* Farm house* Homestead Act...
, a single building, or collection of buildings grouped together on a large agricultural holding - Homestead (small African settlement)Homestead (small African settlement)In the southern African context, a homestead is a cluster of several houses characteristic of the Nguni-speaking peoples of Africa. Each homestead is normally occupied by a single extended family....
, a cluster of several single-family houses in southern Africa - Homestead ActHomestead ActA homestead act is one of three United States federal laws that gave an applicant freehold title to an area called a "homestead" – typically 160 acres of undeveloped federal land west of the Mississippi River....
, an 1862 United States federal law that gave millions of acres to farmers - Dominion Lands ActDominion Lands ActThe Dominion Lands Act was an 1872 Canadian law that aimed to encourage the settlement of Canada's Prairie provinces. It was closely based on the United States Homestead Act, setting conditions in which the western lands could be settled and their natural resources developed...
, an 1872 Canadian federal law which presented a Homestead (area) for $10 filing fee and proving the land. - Homestead exemptionHomestead exemptionHomestead exemption is a legal regime designed to protect the value of the homes of residents from property taxes, creditors, and circumstances arising from the death of the homeowner spouse...
, (USA) a legal regime to protect the value of a residence from expenses arising from the death of a spouse - Homestead principleHomestead principleThe homestead principle in law is the concept that one can gain ownership of a natural thing that currently has no owner by using it or building something out of it...
, a legal concept that one can establish ownership of unowned property through its use - HomesteadingHomesteadingBroadly defined, homesteading is a lifestyle of simple self-sufficiency.-Current practice:The term may apply to anyone who follows the back-to-the-land movement by adopting a sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle. While land is no longer freely available in most areas of the world, homesteading...
, a lifestyle of agrarian self-sufficiency
Cities, towns, townships, villages
- Homestead, California (disambiguation)
- Homestead, Kern County, California
- Homestead, Modoc County, CaliforniaHomestead, Modoc County, CaliforniaHomestead is an unincorporated community in Modoc County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad northwest of Newell, at an elevation of 4035 feet ....
- Homestead, Riverside County, California
- Homestead, San Joaquin County, California
- Homestead, FloridaHomestead, FloridaHomestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. Homestead is primarily a Miami suburb and a major agricultural area....
- Homestead, IowaHomestead, IowaHomestead is an unincorporated community in Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It has the ZIP code 52236.Homestead is a census-designated place with the population recorded as 148 in the 2010 census....
- Homestead, MissouriHomestead, MissouriHomestead is a village in Ray County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 185.-Geography:Homestead is located at ....
- Homestead, OklahomaHomestead, OklahomaHomestead is a small unincorporated community in northern Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. Platted along the Rock Island railroad line before statehood, the Homestead Post Office opened April 19, 1894. Homestead had a population of 150 residents in 1905, according the Oklahoma Territorial...
- Homestead, PennsylvaniaHomestead, PennsylvaniaHomestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, in the "Mon Valley," southeast of downtown Pittsburgh and directly across the river from the city limit line. The borough is known for the Homestead Strike of 1892, an important event in the history of labor relations in the United...
- Homestead, Virginia
- Homestead, WisconsinHomestead, WisconsinHomestead is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 378 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 54.3 square miles , of which, 53.9 square miles of it is land and 0.5 square miles of it...
- Homestead Township, MichiganHomestead Township, MichiganHomestead Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,078 at the 2000 census. The township is situated in the center of the county. The village of Honor is located within the township on U.S...
- Homestead Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Other
- The Homestead (Flagstaff, Arizona), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Coconino County, Arizona
- The Homestead (Evanston, Illinois), listed on the NRHP in Cook County, Illinois
- The Homestead (Haverstraw, New York)The Homestead (Haverstraw, New York)The Homestead is a historic house on Hudson Avenue in the village of Haverstraw, New York, United States. It is one of the oldest buildings in the village, dating to the early 19th century....
, listed on the NRHP in Rockland County, New York - The Homestead (Geneseo, New York), NRHP-listed, a historic house in Livingston County, New York
- The Homestead (Saranac Lake, New York)The Homestead (Saranac Lake, New York)The Homestead is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake, Franklin County, New York. It was built about 1890 and is a small, two story, wood frame dwelling with a gambrel roof in the Colonial Revival style. It features a large octagonal glass enclosed porch and a verandah.It was listed on...
, listed on the NRHP in Franklin County, New York - The Homestead (Waccabuc, New York)The Homestead (Waccabuc, New York)The Homestead is a historic home located at Waccabuc, Westchester County, New York. It has five contributing buildings and one contributing structure. The main house, known as The Homestead, was built between 1820 and 1822 in the Federal style by the locally prominent Mead family. It has a four...
, listed on the NRHP in Westchester County, New York - The Homestead (Hot Springs, Virginia), a luxury resort and a National Historic Landmark listed on the NRHP in Bath County, Virginia
- The Homestead at Denison UniversityThe Homestead at Denison UniversityThe Homestead at Denison University is a student-run intentional community with a focus on environmental sustainability and voluntary simplicity. Founded in 1977 under the guiding vision of biology professor Dr. Robert W. Alrutz, it is an evolving experiment in learning through living...
, a student-run intentional community in Granville, Ohio - Homestead High School (disambiguation), the name of several high schools in the United States
- Homestead Joint Air Reserve Base, an U.S. Air Force base near Miami, Florida
- Homestead-Miami SpeedwayHomestead-Miami SpeedwayHomestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series...
, an auto racing track in Homestead, Florida - The Homestead, SandiwayThe Homestead, SandiwayThe Homestead is a large house in Weaverham Road, Sandiway, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.-History:...
, a house in Cheshire, England, now called Redwalls
General
- Homestead (meteorite)Homestead (meteorite)-History:On the evening of 12 February 1875 in the Iowa skies was seen a brilliant fireball. After some detonations about 100 meteorite fragments fallen over an snowy countryside area from Amana to Boltonville, in Iowa County. The first fragment, a stone weighting about 3.5 kg, was found by a girl...
, a meteorite that fell in Homestead, Iowa in 1875 - "Homestead" (Star Trek: Voyager)Homestead (Star Trek: Voyager)"Homestead" is the 169th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. One of the final episodes of the series, it marks the departure of Neelix from the crew of Voyager.-Plot:...
, a 2001 episode of Star Trek: Voyager - Homestead (novel), a 1998 novel by American writer Rosina LippiRosina LippiRosina Lippi-Green, née Rosina Lippi is an American writer. She writes under the names Rosina Lippi-Green , Rosina Lippi , and Sara Donati ....
- Homestead RecordsHomestead RecordsHomestead Records was a Long Island, NY based sublabel of music distributor Dutch East India Trading. It was founded in 1984 by Sam Berger, who was the American Independent buyer for Dutch East India Trading. Berger was finding that many bands who had perhaps released their own first 45 were...
, a record label founded in 1983 and based in New York City - Homestead Records (1920s)Homestead Records (1920s)Homestead Records was a United States based record label of the 1920s and early 1930s. The first pressings were produced by the Regal Record Company and drew on the same material as Regal, Banner and related labels. Pressings were made by the Scranton Button Company. When Regal became part of the...
, an American record company that flourished in the 1920s - Homestead StrikeHomestead StrikeThe Homestead Strike was an industrial lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892. It was one of the most serious disputes in U.S. labor history...
, an 1892 labor confrontation at the Carnegie Steel Company in Homestead, Pennsylvania - Homestead TechnologiesHomestead TechnologiesHomestead Technologies is the owner and operator of a paid web hosting service based in Menlo Park, California. It has existed in various forms since launching in 1998 as a free service...
, a web-hosting service based in Menlo Park, California
See also
- Hamstead (disambiguation)
- Hampstead (disambiguation)Hampstead (disambiguation)-In the United Kingdom:* Hampstead, an area of London** Hampstead Heath, a park** Hampstead tube station ** Hampstead Heath railway station* Hampstead Garden Suburb, a suburb of London...
- Hempstead (disambiguation)