Vienna Cottage

Description

Vienna Cottage – National Trust

This artisan’s cottage was built in 1871, when a humble cobbler could live a stone’s throw from Sydney Harbour and think nothing of it. Virtually untouched, it gives a glimpse into life as Australia the colony became Australia the nation.Built in 1871, it was the home of John and Ann Hillman and their five children. They lived in what was a typical tradesman's cottage, with four rooms in the main building and a detached kitchen and laundry at the back. John Jacob Hillman was a cobbler and later also a village lamplighter. The home was originally run as a dairy and also produced fruit and vegetables from the small orchard beside the house, which to this day is preserved as a small park called Hillman Orchard.