La Trobe Cottage, a white cottage with blue shutters, a dark shingled roof, a brick chimney, and a small porch, surrounded by lush green trees, shrubs, and a white picket fence in the foreground.

26 Jul

La Trobe's Cottage Open Day

Name: La Trobe's Cottage Open Day
Start: 2026-07-26
End: 2026-07-26
Location: La Trobe's Cottage

La Trobe’s Cottage, the home of Victoria’s first Lieutenant-Governor, includes Melbourne’s oldest surviving building and parts of a prefabricated building brought to Melbourne by La Trobe in 1839. The cottage was the home of Charles Joseph La Trobe, his Swiss wife Sophie and their children, from 1839 to 1854.

As part of the Open House Melbourne weekend, take a small group tour with a knowledgeable National Trust volunteer guide through the modest yet elegant cottage and learn about life in early Melbourne. Tour an example of a prefabricated building brought to Melbourne in 1839, and the dining room considered to be Melbourne’s oldest surviving structure.

Please note open on Sunday 26 July only. Tours run frequently as required, with last tour departing 3.30pm. Tour duration 10-15 minutes in groups of 10.