Twenty lots on Mitchell Street. between 64th and 65th Street. the present site of St. Josephs. were purchased at a cost of $2.200. The first resident pastor. Father Anton Kierzek. was appointed in the fall of 1908. The buildings cornerstone was laid in March of 1909 and the wooden twostory structure. built for $7.500. was dedicated in May. Thus. the works and deeds of a small group of Polish immigrants were successful in erecting a temple for worship and a school to train and rear their offspring. The city of West Allis grew rapidly. local industries flourished. More Polish families built homes near the parish.
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