This replica of a 17th century Acadian house demonstrates a small infill and post and beam structure with parged walls and small paned windows - not always containing glass. The bake oven, plastered with local clay, was built outside the house to minimize the threat of fire. The thatch on the roof comes from the Gardens own stand of Norfolk Reed, an excellent long wearing thatching material.

The Acadians grew medicinal herbs and a variety of vegetables, including beets, carrots, parsnips, onions, chives, cabbages, and turnips, some of which can be seen in the "jardin potager". This evocative garden has four symmetrical beds in traditional French style, with hedges and a pole fence to keep out foraging animals. A small orchard surrounded by a French willow hedge contains early varieties of apples and pears.