People tend to place blind trust in the older historical sources. While they might have been closer to the time frame, they weren't always 100% factual. We have more access now than ever before and one should seek out primary sources, as second hand information can be incorrect.
Newtown historian Ned Barnsley is considered the foremost authority on Newtown's history. Without his research, we wouldn't know half the history of Newtown we know today. That doesn't mean he was infallible, though.
The Yates (or Yeates) house was supposedly the home of James Yates Jr., who participated in the Indian walk of 1737.
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| Yates House |
Regarding the house, in "Historic Newtown", Barnsley writes:
Standing until 1897 at No. 258 South State Street
He also wrote that date in other places, always 1897. I happen to have access to the 1897 Newtown Enterprise, so I thought I'd take a look to see if I could find mention of the demolition. Well, there was no mention of it in 1897, so I searched surrounding years until I finally found this article from 1905:
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| May 31, 1905 Newtown Enterprise |
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| Still standing in 1897 |
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