Description

The original home of Victoria's first Lt. Governor, Charles Joseph La Trobe, from 1839 to 1854, La Trobe's Cottage is arguably, partially, Melbourne’s oldest surviving building. According to the Heritage Council, the cottage has social significance because of its association with the early stages of heritage identification and protection in Australia.

What's On

Set in the beautiful gardens surrounding the Shrine of Remembrance, visitors can come and take a short tour around one of Melbourne's oldest buildings and the home of Victoria's very first governor, Charles Joseph La Trobe and his family.

The National Trust of Australia (Victoria)'s amazing volunteer tour guides will be able to give a clear background of the importance of both the building and the personages who inhabited it.