the early victorian house built by burns, cotele, was replaced around the year 1900 by a two storied edwardian arts & crafts house. in the 1930s one storied shops were built on the frontyard of the house. the wooden house was just visible above the shops from symonds street until it burnt down in 1995. in the 2000s the site was completely cleared of buildings. it was proposed that this was to be the entry to the new underground railway station but in 2014 it was announced that the newton station was to be dropped from the central rail link (crl).