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A dining room believed to be Melbourne’s oldest surviving structure.

La Trobe’s Cottage · Kings Domain

Dining roomhistoric structure

About this place

The city identifies the cottage’s added dining room as a possible oldest surviving structure in Melbourne.

The record

Comparison: The dining-room structure, not the age of all Melbourne buildings.

Believed is essential. Competing oldest-building claims use different definitions, and the cottage has been relocated.

Visiting

Check the linked visitor information for current access, opening and any booking requirements.

Access arrangements should be checked with the operator before travelling. Occasion tags are editorial suggestions. They do not certify accessibility or opening hours.

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Sources

Sources checked 23 September 2026. A publisher’s claim is attributed; it is not a complete independent survey.