Clearview (Falmouth, Virginia) Explained

Clearview
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:November 19, 1974[1]
Designated Other1 Number:089-0012
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Off Forbes St. near VA 664 and U.S. 1, Falmouth, Virginia
Coordinates:38.3239°N -77.4633°W
Built:c.
Added:February 24, 1975
Refnum:75002039

Clearview is a historic home located at Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia. It was built about 1749 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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is located in the Falmouth Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clearview . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. October 1974 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Stafford/Clearview_photo.htm Accompanying photo