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″N87°07′26″W / 45.0704°N 87.12382°W Coordinates: 45°04′13″N87°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]
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.
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Albert Zahn was a self-taught sculptor from the Prussian province of Pomerania, who lived and worked in Door County, Wisconsin for most of his life. He is known primarily for his painted wood carvings of birds. Zahn is also well known for his depictions of angels and for the creation of the Albert Zahn House which he built with his wife Louise Zahn, and adorned with hundreds of his carvings. Albert Zahn carved most of his sculptures from cedar and then instructed Louise Zahn who painted them. Some of Zahn's other notable subjects include maritime workers, Prussian soldiers, dogs, and deer.