Property Record
8223 STATE HIGHWAY 57
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Albert Zahn House |
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| Reference Number: | 113069 |
| Location (Address): | 8223 STATE HIGHWAY 57 |
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| County: | Door |
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| Township/Village: | Baileys Harbor |
| Unincorporated Community: | Baileys Harbor |
| Town: | 30 |
| Range: | 28 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 20 |
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| Year Built: | 1924 |
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| Additions: | 1950 |
| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Zahn, Albert, House / Bird's Park |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/11/2000 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/22/1999 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. 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. Builder was Albert Zahn. Poured concrete walls with cedar block inserts. Albert Zahn was a German immigrant who retired from dairy farming and built this house in 1924. Amateur woodcarver who placed carved birds in the yard. Some of his carvings are on display at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Guggenheim Museum. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |