6501 W NATIONAL AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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6501 W NATIONAL AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
6501 W NATIONAL AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:WEST ALLIS MUNICIPAL MARKET
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:9246
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):6501 W NATIONAL AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:West Allis
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1931
Additions:
Survey Date:20071980
Historic Use:small retail building
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: City Engineering Department
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Open air market consisting of a brick shed and 154 roofed stalls. West Allis' first market was established in 1918 in the triangle of land bounded by Greenfield, National, and 65th. When market volume increased to a level that created traffic problems, a new market was planned for the present site. A large hill on the site was removed with dynamite to provide the gently sloping grade down to Lapham St. The present building was constructed at a cost of $25,000 and dedicated on 5/9/1931. Previously surveyed in 1980, update photograph submitted in 2007.
Bibliographic References:Federal Writers Project, History of West Allis, (n.p., n.d.) typescript, p. 11. City of West Allis, Engineers Department, horizontal files, "B-City Property" B-66. West Allis Star 8/17/1977.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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