Built 1787–91, it is one of the nation's finest examples of a French colonial raised cottage.

The plantation house is set on a landscape lot at the southwest corner of LA 18 and Home Place.

The first floor is built out of stuccoed brick, as are the pillars that support the second level of the gallery.

It was probably built by the same builder who constructed the Parlange Plantation House, with which it shares many similar features.

The house was owned in its early years by members of the Gaillard and Fortier families, and was purchased in 1889 by Pierre Anatole Keller.