Shoemaker's House was constructed in the 1870s, in what is now

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 ...

on Stirling Terrace. Shoemaker's House is a unique building having two shops linked by a dwelling that is slightly set back. This was one of

Daniel Connor Daniel Connor (1831–12 January 1898) was an Irish convict transported to the colony in western Australia, who would go on to become one of the wealthiest, and most successful men in the region. Daniel Connor was born in County Kerry, Ireland ...

's first commercial developments in the region and he intended to lease it from the beginning. It was later owned by Charles Ellery.

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