Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Cadman's Cottage

One of the oldest surviving houses in Sydney, built for the government coxswain and his family to live in.

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Milestone
Constructed
1815 - 1816
Name
Alternate
Sydney Harbour National Park Information Centre
1976 -
Property
Part of
Occupied by
1864 - 1959
Type

Cadman's cottage

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2008

Possibly designed by Francis Greenway, Cadman's cottage housed John Cadman, government coxswain, from 1827 until 1845. It was subsequently used by the Water Police and the Sydney Sailors' Home, and is now a museum.