Basic Information
- Location Swinton Creek, Adams Run, St. Paul's Parish, Charleston County
Off County Road 390 (Toogoodoo Road) six miles southeast from Adams Run
- Origin of name Amarinthia Jenkins named the plantation "Summit" because it expressed the summit of her happiness.
- Other names ?
- Current status ?
Timeline
- 1694 Earliest known date of existence
Originally granted to Landgrave Thomas Smith in 1694 and re-granted to Joseph Blake six years later
- 1730 House built by John Bull
The original house fell into disrepair and was known as "Rat Hall."
- 1819 A new home was built by William Wilkinson.
- 1929 William Wilkinson received a silver loving cup from the Agricultural Society for the best five acres of cotton.
- 1982 John Boineau built two one-room additions.
Land
- Number of acres ?
- Primary crop Rice
Owners
- Alphabetical list Joseph Blake (1700), John Boineau (1966), Mary Middleton and Pierce Butler, John Dorsius, Daniel Jenkins, Landgrave Thomas Smith (1694), Amarinthia Wilkinson, William Wilkinson (1847)
Slaves
- Number of slaves ?
Buildings
Web Resources
- National Register of Historic Places
Nomination Form - submitted in 1983 by Suzanne Pickens Wylie, John Wells, and David Chamberlain - requires Adobe Reader
Photographs, architectural overview
Print Resources
- Initial references: 1, 49
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