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| Location | Off Forbes St. near VA 664 and U.S. 1, Falmouth, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°19′26″N 77°27′48″W / 38.32389°N 77.46333°W |
| Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1796 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002039[1] |
| VLR No. | 089-0012 |
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| 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 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.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] It is located in the Falmouth Historic District.
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. 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]
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