Clearview is a historic home located at Falmouth,

Stafford County, Virginia Stafford County is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is a suburb outside of Washington D.C. It is approximately south of D.C. It is part of the Northern Virginia region, and the D.C area. It is one of the fastest growing, and highest ...

. 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 The Tuscan order (Latin ''Ordo Tuscanicus'' or ''Ordo Tuscanus'', with the meaning of Etruscan order) is one of the two classical orders developed by the Romans, the other being the composite order. It is influenced by the Doric order, but with u ...

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 The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. The combat, between the Union Army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Bur ...

in December, 1862. and http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Stafford/Clearview_photo.htm ''Accompanying photo''] It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...

in 1975. It is located in the Falmouth Historic District.

References

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 1796 establishments in Virginia {{StaffordCountyVA-NRHP-stub