Clearview (Falmouth, Virginia)
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| Location | Off Telegraph Rd. near VA 664 and U.S. 1, Falmouth, Virginia |
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| Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1796 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002039[1] |
| VLR No. | 089-0012 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1975 |
| Designated VLR | November 19, 1974[2] |
Clearview is a historic home located at Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia. It was built about 1796, and is a two-story, five bay, frame dwelling. It has a hipped roof, exterior end chimneys, and a distyle Tuscan order front porch. The house measures approximately 42 feet by 26 feet, with an 18 by 26 foot wing added in 1918-1919. The property was used by the Union army as an artillery position during the Battle of Fredericksburg in December, 1862.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] It is located in the Falmouth Historic District.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clearview" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Stafford/Clearview_photo.htm Accompanying photo]
Categories:
- Historic district contributing properties in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1796
- National Register of Historic Places in Stafford County, Virginia
- Houses in Stafford County, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Stafford County, Virginia geography stubs