The Joseph Fiery House is a historic home located at Clear Spring, Washington County,

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. It is a 2-story, three-

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Germanic central-chimney house, probably dating from the 1760s or 1770s, with a -story log addition. The house stands on a tract with a small cluster of outbuildings. An unusual feature of the house is the absence of any openings at all on the rear elevation. Also on the property is a limestone Swisser style barn. The Joseph Fiery House was listed on the

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in 2002.

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*, including photo in 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust German-American culture in Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Washington County, Maryland Houses completed in 1760 Swiss-American culture in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Maryland {{WashingtonCountyMD-NRHP-stub