Looking south-east across Smith Street from Third Avenue north in 1897. 1. Residence of William Simpson, with well and pump beside the house, 2. Methodist Church. 3. Home of J. W. Christie 4. Residence of W. P. Hopkins 5. Anglican Parish Hall on Fifth Avenue. 6. & 7. Brick residences of John J. Smith and his brother W.T. Smith. Note: The Methodist church (St. Paul Lutheran since 1929) was built with bricks from the J. J. Smith Brick Plant, as no doubt were the two Smith residences.
The Smith families, pioneers of Yorkton were members of the Methodist Church.
Source: Howard Jackson Collection Contact Terri Lefebvre Prince, Heritage Researcher, City of Yorkton, Box 400 37 Third Avenue North, Yorkton, Sask. S3N 2W3306-786-1722 historian@yorkton.ca
