The property's history begins in the mid-19th century when the British ancestors of the current owners, the Leacock family, planted vines and banana trees on an area of 6 hectares. The name of Leacock remains: it is still one of the Madeira Wine brands. Quinta da Casa Branca is a large garden in this agricultural past. Due to its exceptional location, the Leacock family was convinced by an architect friend to develop an exclusive design hotel on the island, whose contemporary architecture broke with the typical architecture of the region. Fully integrated in the vegetation, the first building was opened in 1998 and since 2003, Quinta da Casa Branca is a member of the "Small Luxury Hotels of the World".