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Cadmans Cottage - The Rocks
110 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia Phone: (02) 9253 0888 Timings: Public Holiday: 10am - 4.30pm Public Holidays. Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day ...... 9.30am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday. 10am - 4.30pm Saturday and Sunday http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.auAbout
Cadmans Cottage is the oldest surviving residential building in Sydney, having been built in 1816 for the use of the governmental coxswains and their crews. The building is heavily steeped in the history of Sydney, also claiming the title as the first building to have been built on the shoreline of The Rocks area. It is claimed that during high tide, the water would come within 8 feet of Cadmans Cottage, however, due to the reclamation of land during the building of Circular Quay, the waterline has moved about 100 metres away since 1816. The building has had several different uses in its lifetime—first and foremost as the abode of the four governmental coxswains, the headquarters of the Sydney Water Police and as the Sailor's Home. Restoration of Cadmans Cottage began in 1972 after it was proclaimed a Heritage site under the National Parks and Wildlife Act and control of the site was handed over to the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority. A major archaeological investigation occurred in 1988 and since then, only minor maintenance works have been completed on the building. The building is now used as the home for the Sydney Harbour National Parks Information Centre and can be viewed by the public.
