Claim: Covington Plantation House is a historic plantation house built in about 1850 which features a low-pitched bracketed gable roofs, wide eaves, and a 2 1/2-story central projection.
Evidence: Covington Plantation House, also known as John Wall Covington House, is a historic plantation house located near Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, three bay, frame dwelling in the Italianate style. It features a low-pitched bracketed gable roofs, wide eaves, and a 2 1/2-story central projection.