William Mahar was operating a stage line, from Hatfield
to Owen, when he built the north portion of this house.
Emery Bruley, a blacksmith, inventor and haberdasher,
added the south portion of the house in 1885. Bruley
duplicated the Italianate architectural details adding
additional Queen Anne embellishments. Lumber baron,
banker, and State Legislator Richard Dewhurst
purchased the home in 1886. Dewhurst added the tower
roof to the north angled bay and the Colonial Revival
Porch with Porte-cochere. These additions reflected
current trends in architectural style. The carriage house
was built in 1886 to accommodate carriages, horses and
cows. The Dewhurst family continued a 72-year
residency of the home ending in 1958. All three of these
early Neillsville pioneers helped to shape and define this Click On Image To Enlarge
community. LR
EL – The structure is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
LR – The structure is on the Local Historic Register
NR – The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
