South Liberty Street is still the main commercial area of Nicholls, but many of the old landmarks have disappeared or been abandoned in the past decade.
This vernacular house, which I suspect may have been older than its appearance here would suggest, was torn down some time in 2012. Susan McDaniel notes that it was the home of a Mrs. Kirkland who taught school in Alma, and was well-maintained while she lived here.
This commercial block has had several uses over the years. Rickey Justices writes: First it was post office, then bank, then a clothes store (The Squire Shoppe), then Ware Forest. It always had apartments upstairs.