Cadman's Cottage
110 George Street North, The Rocks (below street level)
1815-16 (possibly) Francis Greenway
Open: Tue-Sun 10:00am-4:30pm
Closed: Mondays, Christmas and Good Friday
With this one exception, all the smaller non-descript buildings of the period of first settlement at Sydney Cove have vanished. This sandstone structure was built in 1815-16 as the ‘Coxswain’s Barracks’ attached to Governor Macquarie’s dockyard and stores on the shores of Sydney Cove.
The present name comes from John Cadman, who took up residence there in 1827. The building has largely survived because of constant Government or institutional ownership, first as a barracks, then as Cadman’s residence as superintendent of Government Craft (1826-45). From 1845-64, it was the Water Police Headquarters, and, from 1865-1970, the Sydney Sailors’ Home Trust. Restoration began in 1972 and the building is now used as an information centre by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Information appearing in this section is reproduced from Sydney Architecture, with the kind permission of the author, Graham Jahn, a well-known Sydney architect and former City of Sydney Councillor. Sydney Architecture, rrp $35.00, is available from all good book stores or from the publisher, Watermark Press, Telephone: 02 9818 5677.
Last Updated: Wednesday 12 December, 2007