Suwannee History: West/Day Building

Eric Musgrove Contributor As I study old photographs of local buildings, I realize that many of the structures have been altered over the years. Even where I work at the Suwannee County Courthouse, a photograph from 1904 is going to be very different from a photograph taken in 2004, although there is enough similarity to recognize the building as the same. There are other buildings, however, that have undergone such drastic changes that they are virtually unrecognizable. Such is the case today. As Suwannee County, and particularly Live Oak, grew during the early 1900s, additional commercial space was necessary downtown. Brick buildings replaced the original wooden structures erected in t