Near Thibodaux, Louisiana, this Creole raised cottage began as a hand-hewn cypress house on Bayou Lafourche and was acquired in 1829 by Edward Douglass White Sr., Louisiana’s tenth governor, who remodeled it about 1834 in the Greek Revival style. Its central hall plan, upstairs bedrooms, broad gallery, high ceilings, and raised brick cellar reflect both local building practice and practical adaptation to climate. The house is significant for its ties to two generations of the White family, especially Edward Douglass White, who became a U.S. senator and Chief Justice. It also stands within the wider history of Bayou Lafourche, including Indigenous people, Acadian settlers, slavery, and sugar plantations.