Cadman’s Cottage

Built in 1816 for Superintendent of Government Boats John Cadman (a former convict with a commuted death sentence for horse theft), this is the inner city's oldest house. Sydney Water Police detained criminals here in the 1840s; it later became a home for retired sea captains. The interior isn't accessible except by half-hour tours that run at 9.45am on the first and third Sundays of the month.