Albert Zahn House
Albert Zahn House | |
 Albert Zahn House | |
| Location | 8223 WI Trunk Hwy. 57 Baileys Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 45°04′13″N 87°07′26″W / 45.0704°N 87.12382°W |
| Built | 1924 |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000492 |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 2000 |
The Albert Zahn House is located in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1][2]
History
[edit]The house was built by folk artist Albert Zahn and his wife, Louise.[3] 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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Albert Zahn House". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Albert Zahn House, gives a detailed description of the history of the site
- ^ "Albert Zahn House/Bird's Park". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
External links
[edit]- 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
Further reading
[edit]- Albert Zahn Carvings at the Kohler Foundation
- 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