The Italianate style farmhouse was built in 1884 by Marcus Sears Bell, an early developer in New Richmond. He gave up his post as village president when he moved outside the village to breed prize-winning cattle at this farm. In 1910 the Tierney family purchased the 360 acre farm and worked the land until 1982. The farmhouse, barn, and granary are original to the farm, and additional buildings moved there represent life and building styles from earlier times.