Property Record
8152 STATE HIGHWAY 57
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | August Zahn Blacksmith Shop and Residence - House |
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| Other Name: | The Blacksmith Inn |
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| Reference Number: | 43467 |
| Location (Address): | 8152 STATE HIGHWAY 57 |
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| County: | Door |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Baileys Harbor |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 30 |
| Range: | 28 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 20 |
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| Year Built: | 1912 |
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| 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/State Register Listing Name: | Zahn, August, Blacksmith Shop and Residence |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/5/2000 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/22/1999 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: |
| 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. |
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| Bibliographic References: | STURGEON BAY DOOR COUNTY ADVOCATE 7/21/1995. GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE 7/16/1995. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |