Albert Zahn House

Historic house in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
United States historic place
Albert Zahn House
Albert Zahn House
Location8223 WI Trunk Hwy. 57
Baileys Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°04′13″N 87°07′26″W / 45.0704°N 87.12382°W / 45.0704; -87.12382
Built1924
NRHP reference No.00000492
Added to NRHPMay 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

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

  1. ^ "Albert Zahn House". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ^ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Albert Zahn House, gives a detailed description of the history of the site
  3. ^ "Albert Zahn House/Bird's Park". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2022-06-16.

External links

  • 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

  • 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