Cooks' Cottage

Cooks' Cottage, also known as Captain Cook's Cottage, is located in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Australia. The cottage was constructed in 1755 in the English village of Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, by the parents of Captain James Cook, James and Grace Cook. It is a point of conjecture among historians whether James Cook, who was born in 1728, ever lived in the dwelling, but almost certainly he visited his parents at the house.

The building was purchased and brought to Melbourne in 1934 by the Australian philanthropist Sir Russell Grimwade.

The inside of the cottage is styled in the manner of the 18th century, and though very few of the items in the house are originals from the Cook family, all are antiques representative of furnishings of the period. Likewise, the volunteer guides dress in period costume.