Located in Fitzroy Gardens, the Cooks' Cottage, also known as Captain Cook's Cottage), is

Built in in 1755 in North Yorkshire, by the parents of Captain James Cook, the famous navigator, which never lived in the house.


The cottage became a popular tourist attraction because a distinct businessman donated the house to the people of Victoria for the centenary anniversary of the settlement of Melbourne in October 1934.

Although only some of the items in the house are from the Cook family, but all are representative furnishings of the period.