Cooks’ Cottage
Cooks' Cottage, also known as Captain Cook's Cottage, is located in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Australia. The cottage was constructed in 1755 in the English village of Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, by the parents of Captain James Cook, James and Grace Cook.- Opening hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Email: cookscottage@melbourne.vic.gov.au
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cottage museum in Melbourne
- Also known as: “Captain Cook’s Cottage”, “Cooks‘ cottage”, and “Cooks‘ Cottage”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Melbourne Cricket Ground and Fitzroy Gardens.
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Stadium
The Melbourne Cricket Ground, also known locally… Melbourne Cricket Ground is situated 690 metres southeast of Cooks’ Cottage.
Royal Exhibition Building
The Royal Exhibition Building is a UNESCO World… Royal Exhibition Building is situated 1¼ km northwest of Cooks’ Cottage.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jolimont and Chinatown.
Jolimont
Neighborhood
Jolimont is an unbounded neighbourhood of the suburb of East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Cooks’ Cottage
- Categories: cottage, historic house museum, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.81449° or 37° 48′ 52″ south
Longitude
144.97945° or 144° 58′ 46″ east
Established
October 15th, 1934
Levels
2
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
4RJ65XPH+6Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Cooks’ Cottage” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “库克船长小屋”
- Chinese: “庫克小屋”
- Dutch: “Cooks‘ Cottage”
- Esperanto: “Cooks‘ Cottage”
- Esperanto: “Cooks’ Cottage”
- French: “Cooks‘ Cottage”
- French: “Cooks’ Cottage”
- German: “Cook’s Cottage”
- Hausa: “Gidan Gida na Masu dafa abinci”
- Japanese: “クックの小屋”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cooks‘ Cottage”
- Norwegian: “Cooks’ Cottage”
- Russian: “Коттедж капитана Джеймса Кука”
- Ukrainian: “Котедж Кука”
- Wu Chinese: “库克船长个小房子”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cook’s Cottage Garden and Fitzroy Gardens Visitor Centre.
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