Demolition work began last week Wednesday on a portion of the Scott’s Lumber building last week. At one time the building was a livery stable and was well over a century old.

The top photo shows how Scott’s Lumber looks today from the east after the demolition of two long-time buildings that had been used for storage.The bottom photo, courtesy of Ed Jerde, is a view taken from atop the Marshall County Courthouse of the Home Lumber Company by NA Brothers about 1910 that was taken down.