Norris Miller House

The Norris Miller House, also known as The Stovewood House, is a unique historic residence located in Decorah, Iowa. Built in 1856 by Norris Miller, who settled in the area from Ohio, this 1½-story frame house showcases a vernacular Classical design with a limestone basement and a gable roof. Notably constructed from oak split for use as stovewood, it features a distinctive mortar made from ash and lime. The house is one of only three known examples of its kind in the United States, with the other two located in Wisconsin. In 1976, the house was relocated to the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum for preservation and restoration, where it now serves as an exhibit. It was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the same year, making it a significant site for both tourists and researchers interested in American architectural history.