La Trobe's Cottage, Colonial residence in Melbourne, Australia

La Trobe's Cottage is a prefabricated timber house shipped from England and erected at Jolimont in 1839 for Charles La Trobe, first superintendent of the Port Phillip District. Its style is pre-separation colonial Georgian, and the dining room La Trobe added is thought to be the oldest surviving structure built in Melbourne. The building was moved to Kings Domain in 1963.

The cottage was built in 1839 at Jolimont from prefabricated materials imported from England, on land near where the Melbourne Cricket Ground now stands. Charles La Trobe, first superintendent of the Port Phillip District, lived there with his family until 1854; after Victoria separated from New South Wales in 1851 he became its first Lieutenant-Governor but stayed in the cottage. It was moved to Kings Domain in 1963.

The cottage reveals how wealthy British administrators lived and managed their households during the colony's early years. The objects and furnishings still in place show the daily routines of someone who held significant authority in a remote settlement far from home.

Visits are possible only on scheduled days, so it helps to check opening times ahead of arrival. The location within a park is easy to reach and the site is accessible for most visitors with good paths and level ground.

The cottage was moved from Jolimont to Kings Domain in 1963, when the National Trust of Australia took over the building. The dining room La Trobe added is thought to be the oldest surviving structure built in Melbourne. The Bedggood boot company, which owned the cottage in 1914, planted an early 19th-century style garden around it as a centenary gesture and opened it to the public.