Clearview (Falmouth, Virginia)

Clearview
Location Off Telegraph Rd. near VA 664 and U.S. 1, Falmouth, Virginia
Coordinates 38°19′26″N 77°27′48″W / 38.32389°N 77.46333°WCoordinates: 38°19′26″N 77°27′48″W / 38.32389°N 77.46333°W
Area 22 acres (8.9 ha)
Built c. 1796
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 75002039[1]
VLR # 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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clearview". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Stafford/Clearview_photo.htm Accompanying photo]