The parsonage is especially known for being the boyhood home of the writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.
His father, Peder Bjørnson, served as the parish priest here from 1837 to 1853.
[1][2] Bjørnstjerne lived in Nesset until 1844, when he moved to Molde and started high school.
[2] The rural community and nature at the parsonage in Romsdal had a strong impact on Bjørnson's poetry.
[2] The parsonage has been developed in a partnership between the Romsdal Museum as a museum-based consultant and the Norwegian Church Endowment (Ovf), which owns the property.