James Martin's cottage is located on Stirling Terrace in

Toodyay, Western Australia Toodyay (, nys, Duidgee), known as Newcastle between 1860 and 1910, is a town on the Avon River in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, north-east of Perth. The first European settlement occurred in the area in 1836. After flooding i ...

. It was originally a four-room construction that, unlike most on the street, was not built by convicts and was not on

Pensioner Guards The Pensioner Guards were English military personnel who served on convict transportation ships en route to the Swan River Colony between 1850 and 1868, and were given employment and grants of land on arrival. Their initial employment lasted for ...

land. James Martin was one of four

blacksmith A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from #Other metals, other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such ...

s in Toodyay during the 1860s. He built the cottage around 1890 and lived there until his death. Martin's family lived on the property for many generations and it has since been an antiques shop and residence.

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Buildings and structures in Toodyay, Western Australia Houses in Western Australia Stirling Terrace, Toodyay {{Australia-struct-stub