The first brick buildings that Samuel Fagot built, and that would remain a part of the final design of the complex, were matching temple-like structures that housed the plantation office and the kitchen.
The one-story, stuccoed brick buildings were each fronted by a tetrastyle portico with Tuscan columns.
 They flanked the north and south sides of the main house toward the rear (east) and measured 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) wide by 16.83 m (55 ft 3 in) deep.

The foundations for the main house were started in the mid-to-late 1830s, with construction being completed in 1841 or 1843.
 A previous, smaller main house had been destroyed by fire.
 The new main house was ​2 ¹⁄₂ stories tall and measured 28 m (92 ft) wide by 25.2 m (82 ft 8 in) deep.
 It was topped with a pyramidal metal roof with dormers.
 The front facade faced west, toward the river.
 The brick exterior was stuccoed and scored to simulate ashlar masonry.
 It was surrounded by a peripteral (on all four sides) portico utilizing 28 monumentally-scaled Tuscan columns.
 A continuous balcony with a simple Roman-style balustrade wrapped around the exterior of the second floor.

The interior was divided by a central hallway that ran from front to rear on both levels and measured 4.77 m (15 ft 8 in) wide by 17.21 m (56 ft 6 in) deep.
 On each side of the hallway, on both main levels, were several small rooms and two large rooms.
 The large rooms all measured 6.09 m (20.0 ft) by 6.7 m (22 ft).
 Additionally, a large main stairway was set into a side hall at the rear of the main hall.

Flanking the north and south sides of the main house toward the front (west) were a pair of matching garconnières (bachelors' quarters).
 Garconnières, unique to Louisiana Creole plantations, were built for the unmarried young men and guests of the plantation.
 It was custom that once a boy reached adolescence, he was housed separately from the unmarried girls and women.
 Also built of scored stucco over brick, they were ​1 ¹⁄₂ stories tall and measured 20.03 m (65 ft 9 in) wide by 12.95 m (42 ft 6 in) deep.
 These matched the main house, with a hexastyle portico set under the roof on the front and rear facades.
 Each garconnière was topped by a pyramidal roof with dormers facing the front and rear.
 Both of them featured a central hall and four adjoining rooms on the primary floor.

Among the most unusual features of the plantation were two matching pigeonnier (dovecote) towers set to the north and south of the main house in the rear yard.
 These hexagonal structures were also built of brick and stood 12.1 m (40 ft) high.
 They were used for raising pigeons for eggs and squab.
The first brick buildings that Samuel Fagot built, and that would remain a part of the final design of the complex, were matching temple-like structures that housed the plantation office and the kitchen. The one-story, stuccoed brick buildings were each fronted by a tetrastyle portico with Tuscan columns.  They flanked the north and south sides of the main house toward the rear (east) and measured 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) wide by 16.83 m (55 ft 3 in) deep.
The foundations for the main house were started in the mid-to-late 1830s, with construction being completed in 1841 or 1843.  A previous, smaller main house had been destroyed by fire.  The new main house was ​2 ¹⁄₂ stories tall and measured 28 m (92 ft) wide by 25.2 m (82 ft 8 in) deep.  It was topped with a pyramidal metal roof with dormers.  The front facade faced west, toward the river.  The brick exterior was stuccoed and scored to simulate ashlar masonry.  It was surrounded by a peripteral (on all four sides) portico utilizing 28 monumentally-scaled Tuscan columns.  A continuous balcony with a simple Roman-style balustrade wrapped around the exterior of the second floor.
The interior was divided by a central hallway that ran from front to rear on both levels and measured 4.77 m (15 ft 8 in) wide by 17.21 m (56 ft 6 in) deep.  On each side of the hallway, on both main levels, were several small rooms and two large rooms.  The large rooms all measured 6.09 m (20.0 ft) by 6.7 m (22 ft).  Additionally, a large main stairway was set into a side hall at the rear of the main hall.
Flanking the north and south sides of the main house toward the front (west) were a pair of matching garconnières (bachelors' quarters).  Garconnières, unique to Louisiana Creole plantations, were built for the unmarried young men and guests of the plantation.  It was custom that once a boy reached adolescence, he was housed separately from the unmarried girls and women.  Also built of scored stucco over brick, they were ​1 ¹⁄₂ stories tall and measured 20.03 m (65 ft 9 in) wide by 12.95 m (42 ft 6 in) deep.  These matched the main house, with a hexastyle portico set under the roof on the front and rear facades.  Each garconnière was topped by a pyramidal roof with dormers facing the front and rear.  Both of them featured a central hall and four adjoining rooms on the primary floor.
Among the most unusual features of the plantation were two matching pigeonnier (dovecote) towers set to the north and south of the main house in the rear yard.  These hexagonal structures were also built of brick and stood 12.1 m (40 ft) high.  They were used for raising pigeons for eggs and squab.
Uncle Sam Plantation