Suwannee History: The Perry McIntosh House

Eric Musgrove Contributor Dr. Perry A. McIntosh, long-time Luraville physician, built his home in the late 1800s (some sources say the 1870s or 1880s). The two-story residence had an adjoining one-story wing connected by a porch; this wing had offices and examination rooms for Dr. McIntosh's thriving medical practice. Dr. McIntosh, originally of Thomasville, Ga., moved to Luraville in 1875 after completing his studies at the University of Georgia. Shortly thereafter, he married Ella P. Ivey of the prominent Ivey family from the Branford area. While continuing his physician's practice, Dr. McIntosh was also the postmaster of Luraville from 1882 to 1890, at which time his brother, Thomas Mc