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Rose DelPizzo died in 1952. Joseph continued to reside in the house, raising their youngest child with the help of Rose's sisters who lived nearby. The oldest child, Frank, lived most or all of his life at 1133 Main. Joseph DelPizzo died in 1980. Frank was given a life estate in the house. Frank died in 2019. Today, members of the DelPizzo family continue to be the owners of the house at 1133 Main. Parts of the Property The house at 1133 Main is unique in Louisville for being substantially unchanged from when it was a center of activity of Italian cultural practices similar to those carried on in the homes of other Italian families in Louisville. The Museum is grateful to the DelPizzo family for providing most of the following information about the house since its family ownership started in the 1920s and for giving a tour to a member of the Museum staff. House Exterior: The person who stuccoed the house exterior was Vincenzo Ciccarelli (1910- 1975) of Frederick. He emigrated from the Italian village of Cansano, not far from the village of Taranta Peligna from which the DelPizzo family came. The stucco was on the house at the time when the 1948 Assessor card photo was taken. Update: Recently, a Louisville Times article dated Sept. 29, 1938 was located that indicates that the stucco was added in 1938. The article states that that Mr. & Mrs. Joe DelPizzo were making changes to their home on north Main Street (referred to by its old name of Second Street in the article). They "have added two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom, and have stuccoed the exterior. Many other interior improvements have been made." House Interior: As confirmed by the 1938 Louisville Times article, rooms were added to the back of the building after the original construction. 5