8152 STATE HIGHWAY 57 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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8152 STATE HIGHWAY 57

Architecture and History Inventory
8152 STATE HIGHWAY 57 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:August Zahn Blacksmith Shop and Residence - House
Other Name:The Blacksmith Inn
Contributing:
Reference Number:43467
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):8152 STATE HIGHWAY 57
County:Door
City:
Township/Village:Baileys Harbor
Unincorporated Community:
Town:30
Range:28
Direction:E
Section:20
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1912
Additions:
Survey Date:1998
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Side Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stovewood
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Zahn, August, Blacksmith Shop and Residence
National Register Listing Date:5/5/2000
State Register Listing Date:10/22/1999
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property named 'August Zahn Blacksmith Shop and Residence'. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. THE LIVING QUARTERS ABOVE WERE ADDED LATER. HE MARRIED IN 1910 AND 3 KIDS; HE BUILT A NEW WHITE HOUSE FOR HIS FAMILY. AFTER HIS DEATH, WALTER, HIS SON, CONTINUED TO LIVE HERE AND CONTINUED TO LIVE HERE AND BLACKSMITHING IN THE ADJOINING SHOP.
Bibliographic References:STURGEON BAY DOOR COUNTY ADVOCATE 7/21/1995. GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE 7/16/1995.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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