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A fairly intact section of the downtown of old Milton Junction, a farmer's hub where the tracks crossed a mile west of Milton itself. [173] Includes the 1880 Seeger Millinery , [ 174 ] the 1890 Button block (pictured), [ 175 ] the 1897 Kelly Block, [ 176 ] the 1899 Seeger block, [ 177 ] and the 1926 Gates Block.
The neighborhood was built after the industrial boom following the move of what would become Allis-Chalmers to West Allis, with contributing homes built from 1928 to 1952. [2] Contributing homes include, roughly in the order built: The Lajsich home at 2151 S. Livingston Terrace is a 1928 bungalow with hip roof. [3]
West Allis is located at (43.00, −88.02 The upper courses of the Root and Kinnickinnic Rivers flow through the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.41 square miles (29.55 km 2), of which, 11.39 square miles (29.50 km 2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2) is water.
Now engulfed by West Bend, the modest former village of Barton retains survivors from its early frontier days. [9] Includes the 1850 gabled-ell Hays-Raif house, [ 10 ] the 1865 Barton Roller Mill , [ 11 ] the 1865 Frazer General Store, [ 12 ] the 1865 Greek Revival Frazer House, [ 13 ] the 1900 Gothic Revival St Mary's church, [ 14 ] the 1915 ...
There are several definitions of the area, including the Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis metropolitan area and the Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha combined statistical area. It is the largest metropolitan area in Wisconsin, and the 39th largest metropolitan area in the United States .
WI 60, 1,500 ft (460 m). SW of Cty Hwy 00: Orion: Well-preserved group of mounds built by ancient Native Americans near the Wisconsin River: 3 bird effigies, 2 lizards, 1 bear, eight linear mounds and 1 conical. A.k.a. Twin Lizard Mounds. On state land.
The West Allis Post Office is a historic U.S. Post Office built in West Allis, Wisconsin in 1939. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]The post office was built by the Public Works Administration of the New Deal [1] from 1939-40.
Four pre-historic mounds originally populated the location, which were built by the Woodlands People from 100 to 1000 AD. They contained artifacts dating to 8000 BC, some of which can be found at the West Allis Historical Museum. On July 25–27, 1969 the Midwest Rock Festival was held at the State Fair Park.