the property (or at least some property in the area) was known to be in the hands of joseph lagasse as early as 1874, although he did not receive a deed for this property until 1892. it was a fairly common practice of the period to require homesteaders to clear and develop land before they would be granted title. in proceedings relating to an 1874 court case over conflicting land claims, lagasse claimed to have occupied the land in 1851. his 1892 deed was for ; the property has since shrunk due to the sale of house lots along its edges. the present house was built in 1946, replacing joseph lagasse's original homestead. when the property was surveyed in 2008 for listing on the national register of historic places, a number of outbuildings; including a barn and granary containing elements of 19th-century buildings, were describe. it is unclear whether these buildings are still standing; they do not appear on satellite views of the property.