Summit, Pike County, MS, "Tour of Homes"
Summit, Mississippi, celebrates its sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) April 13-19, 2008. Six historic homes are open to the public during Summit’s two-day “Tour of Homes,” sponsored by the Summit Historical Society. On Sunday, April 13, the Levy, Jacobowsky, and Covington homes will be open from 1:30-4:30 PM. On Friday, April 18, the Atkinson, Lamkin, Salusbury, and Jacobowsky homes will be open from 3:30-6:00 PM.
*Charles Levy was a Jewish merchant. His Greek Revival home, built in the 1870’s, is on the corner of Magnolia Street.
*Jacobowsky was a builder. His Colonial Revival home, built in 1858, is on Peters Street.
*S.M. Covington was a druggist. His modified Queen Ann Victorian home is on the corner of Laurel and Calhoun Streets.
*James C. Lamkin was mayor of Summit twice. His home, one of the oldest in Pike County, is on Calhoun Street and includes 17 acres of land..
*Hugh Atkinson was a cotton exchange worker. His home, built several years after the Civil War, is on East Robb Street.
*The Salusburys were first-generation architects from Wales. Their home, located on Laurel Street, was completely rebuilt after the tornado of 1923 destroyed it, along with many other historic landmarks in Summit.