Zahn, Albert, House
National Register of Historic Places

Zahn, Albert, House

Baileys Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin
Listed
May 10, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
00000492

About this property

The Albert Zahn House is located in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. The house was built by folk artist Albert Zahn and his wife, Louise. Zahn displayed many of his bird carvings on the property and named it Bird's Park. Other carvings he displayed there include those of other animals and Biblical figures. The Bird House at Bird Park, photo, Wisconsin Historical Society The Zahn Family with Randy Zahn, still photos of carvings by Caleb Whitney by the Baileys Harbor Historical Society, Sevastopol TV, September 12, 2013, 58:40 long Door Way: The People in the Landscape by Norbert Blei, Peoria, Illinois: The Ellis Press, 1981, section "Albert Zahn / The Man Who Carved Birds", pages 48-52; printed as a "Door County Profiles" column in the Door County Advocate, September 27, 1977

Location

8223 WI trunk Hwy. 57
Baileys Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin
45.07092, -87.12333

Categories

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Sources

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When was Zahn, Albert, House listed on the National Register?

Zahn, Albert, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 2000.

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Zahn, Albert, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Zahn, Albert, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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