East Melbourne, Melbourne — Area Guide & Where to Stay

What are the main landmarks in East Melbourne?

East Melbourne holds its landmarks among the terraces and gardens. Cooks' Cottage stands in the public gardens at the district's edge, while St Patrick's Cathedral rises in bluestone on Eastern Hill. Tasma Terrace lines Parliament Place, a row of Victorian houses, near the old Eastern Hill Fire Station.

The Johnston Collection fills a house on Hotham Street, and the East Melbourne Lutheran church marks a quiet corner. Across the park lie Melbourne Park and the Punt Road Oval. Iron lace runs along the streets.

What is the history of East Melbourne?

East Melbourne was laid out in the nineteenth century as a genteel residential suburb on the rising ground east of central Melbourne. Money built it. Grand terraces and church spires rose on Eastern Hill as the colony prospered, and St Patrick's Cathedral was raised there in bluestone over several decades.

Tasma Terrace and the rows around it survive from that Victorian age. Cooks' Cottage was later set in the district's public gardens as a memorial to the navigator. The suburb kept its quiet character.

Where is East Melbourne?

East Melbourne lies just east of central Melbourne, its terraces set between the city and the sports grounds around Melbourne Park.