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7421 W NATIONAL AVE

Historic Name:
"The Family" sculpture
Other Name:
Reference Number:
230631

Property Location

Location (Address)
7421 W NATIONAL AVE
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
West Allis
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1982
Additions
Survey Date
2015
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Architect
Joseph Puccetti
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
2015- "Located in front of the West Allis Public Library (not surveyable), this 12-foot high, approximately 400-pound, stainless steel sculpture depicts abstract versions of a man, woman and child that are connected via a circle—seemingly a continuous extension of each of their arms. The sculpture is set on a concrete and stone base. The identification plaque is affixed to the concrete base and reads, FAMILY/DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF WEST ALLIS BY THE WEST ALLIS ART ALLIANCE IRMA JO DOPP, PRES./JOSEPH PUCCETTI SCULPTOR/SEPT. 12, 1982.

This sculpture, entitled “The Family,” was executed in 1982 by West Allis sculptor Joseph Puccetti. Originally located in the courtyard of the West Allis City Hall at 7525 W. Greenfield Avenue, it was moved to this location in 2006, when the city hall courtyard was renovated as Centennial Plaza."
-"W National Ave- S 76th St to S 70th St", WisDOT #2410-00-07, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (Schnell), (2015).
Bibliographic References
“Aldermen OK Sculpture Plan in West Allis,” The Milwaukee Sentinel, 17 February 1982; Annysa Johnson, “West Allis to Celebrate Permanence,” Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 27 October 2005.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
Unique ID
HI230631

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