The Fouche House is a classic example of French Creole style urban architecture. Following a series of destructive fires in the late 18th century, the city of New Orleans began closely regulating how structures were built in its urban core forcing builders to expand upward rather than outward. The result was a unique masonry and plaster townhouse version of the colonial period Creole cottage.

Built for a middle-class family, this building included two large public rooms on the ground floor, four bedrooms on the second and a classic iron balcony overlooking Bourbon street.

This home also included servants quarters and a detached kitchen located within the rear courtyard area.

The home, built sometime in the early 19th century, was purchased in 1810 by Julie Bonne Fouche, a free-woman of color. She bought the home from Demcisells Armelis Dalomon Mallines, the great-grand father of artist Edgar Degas.