British Royal Navy Captain James Cook was the first to map the New Zealand coastline and to reach Australia aboard his HMS Endeavour in 1770. He was born in 1728 and given his Scottish father’s name. His mother was Grace Pace. He left Yorkshire, England in 1745 and a decade later his parents built this modest home. In 1934, Cook’s Cottage was shipped to Melbourne and reassembled in Fitzroy Gardens. Period-costumed guides provide tours through this historic abode complete with vintage furniture and encircled by an English garden
