During the 1820s, the influential DesBarres family held an extreme monopoly over the land in southern Dieppe. Circa 1825, a small group of Acadians settled in a riverside valley at the end of the town despite lacking land titles. Among this group was Pierre Bourque and his son of the name. In 1830, Pierre Bourque Jr. got engaged and proceeded to construct this original part for this residence. He was eventually given the land grant the following year after the government began a property-surveying mission following the downfall of the DesBarres monopoly.

Later in the 1830s, seeing how the main road of Dieppe had become increasingly significant, Bourque relocated the building to be near the road.

In 1866, Bourque's estate was given to his only surviving son, Anselme. Anselme in turn passed it onto his own son, Jacques, around 1900. Jacques, wanting to set up a farm on the property, had the house undergo significant modifications. This included annexing the summer kitchen of the lot to make the building L-shaped. Eventually, the farm run by Jacques and his wife became one of the largest and most successful in the area.