The Albert Zahn House is located in
Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
The Town of Baileys Harbor is located in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,003 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Peninsula Center is located in the town. The census-designated place of Baileys Harb ...
, United States. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2000.
History
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.
References
External links
The Bird House at Bird Park photo, ''Wisconsin Historical Society''
The Zahn Family with Randy Zahn, still photos of carvings by Caleb Whitneyby 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
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Houses in Door County, Wisconsin
Houses completed in 1924
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places in Door County, Wisconsin