 According to information compiled by Peter Flagg Maxson, architectural historian, the Covert House had many owners in the 20th century.Under the Sassman ownership (1917–1945) it was rented out to, among others, Robert Winslow and the House of the Holy Infancy, a home for unwed mothers.In the 1970s the Covert House was acquired by several families, who tried group living there.