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Lee Maxwell works on the roof of a renovation project along Somers Road on Thursday, Sept. 30. Maxwell said the building was originally a schoolhouse for the children of the foremen who worked at the Somers Lumber Company sawmill in the early 1900s. It was later turned into a doctor's office. The house next door with the red roof was the doctor's residence, which he hopes to renovate next. Maxwell specializes in historic renovation projects and has been a builder in the valley for over 30 years. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Lee Maxwell works on the roof of a renovation project along Somers Road on Thursday, Sept. 30. Maxwell said the building was originally a schoolhouse for the children of the foremen who worked at the Somers Lumber Company sawmill in the early 1900s. It was later turned into a doctor's office. The house next door with the red roof was the doctor's residence, which he hopes to renovate next. Maxwell specializes in historic renovation projects and has been a builder in the vall…

November 18, 2021

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Saving Somers' history: Contractor breathing life into historic buildings
November 21, 2021 midnight

Saving Somers' history: Contractor breathing life into historic buildings

For decades the old building sat in a terrible state of disrepair at the west end of Somers Road, now Lee Maxwell is painstakingly restoring the structures to their former glory.