Custom home side elevation at dusk with cedar-stained siding, stone arch entry and glass garage doors

Two-story custom home at dusk with white stone, board-and-batten siding and stained timber accents

Custom home entry with black board-and-batten siding, timber trusses and stained tongue-and-groove ceiling

Modern custom home with cedar siding, floating shed roof and floor-to-ceiling glass

Custom ranch home with black board-and-batten siding, stone accents and a timber entry truss

Custom home at dusk with stone columns, timber trusses and warm exterior lighting

Expansive custom home with mixed stone and black siding and multiple gables

Rapid City, South Dakota

Defined by detail.
Built for legacy.

Custom homes and select commercial builds in Rapid City and the Black Hills, guided from first idea to final key.

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Newhouse Builds

Custom building should give you more freedom, not more confusion.

Newhouse Builds helps clients move from land, inspiration and budget to a clear, buildable plan — with renderings, custom millwork, trusted crews and details finished the right way.

Custom building, guided from lot to keys. That means you are not left alone to figure out the lot, the plans, the budget, the selections, the schedule and the finish details on your own.

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Residential

Custom homes & major projects.

Custom homes, cabins, major additions and large residential projects across Rapid City and the Black Hills. No land yet, no finished plans and no final selections is a fine place to start.

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Custom home with black siding, timber entry and white stone gable at dusk

Custom Homes

Fully custom homes and cabins designed around your site and guided by one accountable team.

Modern addition with cedar soffits, black-framed glass and warm interior lighting at dusk

Major Additions & Rebuilds

Large additions, second stories and structural rebuilds detailed to look original to the home.

Open living and dining space with custom built-in millwork

Design Planning

Lot review, floor plans, renderings and millwork drawings so you see the project before it is built.

The Difference

Eight reasons clients stay with us.

Guidance early, clarity on money, drawings you can trust and a finish that gets finished.

Guided from the start

You do not need a lot, finished plans or every design decision solved before you call. We start where you are.

Lot-to-keys support

Lot review and feasibility, plans, design direction, budgeting, construction, selections and finish — one path through all of it.

Faster, clearer communication

Timely responses, clear next steps and faster initial estimating, so your project is not waiting months for a number.

Budget clarity

We talk budget early and walk through the tradeoffs honestly: what to keep, simplify, phase or redesign.

Custom capability

If you can picture it, we can help find the way to build it — cabinetry, built-ins, closets, shelves, doors, barn doors and wood detailing.

Renderings and design planning

Renderings, inspiration images and cabinet drawings let you see and approve the project before it exists.

Trusted crews and known standards

Newhouse works with trusted crews and long-standing trade partners who know our standards and know how to work together.

Finish accountability

Detailed walkthroughs, blue-tape punch lists, a warranty period and real follow-through. Close enough is not the standard.

Custom Capability

Custom Designs.

If you can picture it, we can help find the way to build it.

White oak kitchen run with quartz backsplash, custom timber hood shroud and floating shelves

Bespoke Cabinetry

Kitchens, pantries and integrated wall systems drawn for your room, your ceiling height and your light — then built in our own shop.

Butler's pantry with painted cabinetry, black counters and floating timber shelves

Purpose-Built Spaces

Pantries, closets, offices, mudrooms and lockers planned around how the house is actually used day to day.

Custom mudroom cabinetry with matte black storage, oak drawers and a built-in bench

Millwork & Built-Ins

Shelves, paneled walls, doors, barn doors and furniture-grade built-ins detailed on paper before they are ever cut.

Why we're different

Multi-unit residential building at dusk with stone and board-and-batten siding

Commercial

Select commercial and multifamily projects.

Fourplex and sixplex-style multifamily, retail and office spaces, and architecture-rooted planning and coordination — a deliberate second track alongside our custom home work.

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