Decorah is the largest city in and the county seat of Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,587 at the time of the 2020 census. Decorah is the home of Luther College, a private liberal arts college. It is known for its Norwegian-American heritage and the corresponding Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum.
Midwest
Decorah
Winneshiek County, IA
Population
7,611
Walk Score
87 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$746
Median home value
$228,800
Incorporated
1857
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Broadway-Phelps Park Historic District · listed 1976
- Broadway-Phelps Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2022
- Decorah Commercial Historic District · listed 2017
- Luther College Campus Historic District · listed 2021
Notable landmarks
- Birdsall Lime Kiln · listed 1979
- Cooley-Whitney House · listed 1980
- Decorah Hospital · listed 2023
- Decorah Ice Cave · listed 1978
- Decorah Municipal Bathhouse and Swimming Pool · listed 2012
- Decorah Woolen Mill · listed 2001
- Ellsworth-Porter House · listed 1975
- Highlandville School · listed 2014
- Horn House · listed 1977
- Jacobson Farm · listed 1982
- Koren Library · listed 1984
- Locust School · listed 1978
- Luther College Farm · listed 1979
- Miller, Norris, House · listed 1976
- Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Combination Depot · listed 2016
- Painter-Bernatz Mill · listed 1974
- Steyer Bridge · listed 1983
- Steyer Opera House · listed 1980
- Washington Prairie Methodist Church · listed 1980
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