Property Record
7421 W NATIONAL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | "The Family" sculpture |
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| Reference Number: | 230631 |
| Location (Address): | 7421 W NATIONAL AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | West Allis |
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| Year Built: | 1982 |
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| Survey Date: | 2015 |
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| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Architect: | Joseph Puccetti |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 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). |
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| 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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |