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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.
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. [178] 82: Merrill Avenue Historic District
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 ...
The Wisconsin State Fair Park Police Department is a law enforcement agency that protects the fair grounds and, if necessary, the area surrounding it. Officers enjoy full police powers, and has close connections to the West Allis Police Department. [4] The department was founded in 1907 as a police entity.
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.
Washington County was created on December 7, 1836, by the Wisconsin Territory Legislature, with Port Washington designated as the county seat. It was run administratively from Milwaukee County until 1840, when an Act of Organization allowed the county self-governance, and the county seat was moved to Grafton, then called Hamburg.
A Half Century of Public Education in West Allis, Wisconsin, From 1906 to 1959. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International. Szudy, L. and Thompto, R. 100 Years of the West Allis and West Milwaukee Schools. Robert Thompto and the West Allis West Milwaukee School District.