Horn House | |
 The Horn House in 2017 | |
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| Location | Northwest of Decorah |
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| Coordinates | 43°20′39″N 91°49′30″W / 43.34417°N 91.82500°W |
| Built | 1869 |
| Built by | Robinson & Arboe |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000568[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 1977 |
The Horn House is a historic residence located northwest of Decorah, Iowa, United States. The significance of this house is the unique architectural combination of the Italianate and Georgian styles found in Iowa.[2] The latter style is found in the symmetrical composition of the attached service wing. The two-story brick main block features a low-hipped roof, wide eaves and a plain wood cornice.
The house was built by Henry Harcourt Horn, a native of Hertfordshire who was part of the English Colony in the Decorah area. The colony was established in the early 1860s, principally by well-to-do Englishmen who tried to become gentleman farmers. Most of them, including Horn, failed. Horn moved into Decorah and tried his hand in a variety of businesses. He had to file for bankruptcy and lost his house in a sheriff's sale. He relocated to St. Paul, Minnesota where he took up a law career.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
