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Clearview
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Clearview

On the National Register since 197551 years
Listed 1975Falmouth
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Clearview

Clearview, at Off Telegraph Rd. near VA 664 and U.S. 1, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 24, 1975. It was among the first 5 of Falmouth’s 7 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. The listing covers 22 acres. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Virginia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 16 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

Off Telegraph Rd. near VA 664 and U.S. 1, Falmouth · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1ClearviewStart here
  2. 2Falmouth Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Union Church and CemeteryEarly Republic · next door
  4. 4CarltonGeorgian · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5BelmontDistrict · 0.2 mi on
Around it

24 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BConway HouseEarly Republic0.3 miDFall Hill Avenue Medical Historic DistrictDistrict0.9 miBElmhurstItalianate0.9 miBThe Lewis StoreGeorgian1.1 mi★Rising Sun TavernBuilding1.2 miDWashington Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate1.2 miSHunter's IronworksSite1.2 miBMary Washington HouseBuilding1.3 mi★KenmoreBuilt 17701.4 miBPresbyterian Church of FredericksburgRoman Revival1.5 miSFredericksburg and Confederate CemeterySite1.5 miBFarmers Bank of FredericksburgFederal1.5 miBShiloh Baptist Church (Old Site)Built 18901.5 mi★Monroe Law OfficeBuilding1.5 miBMatthew Fontaine Maury SchoolColonial Revival1.5 miBSt. George's Episcopal ChurchBuilding1.5 miBFredericksburg Town Hall and Market SquareFederal1.5 miBRowe HouseFederal1.6 mi
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BFall HillGeorgian1.6 miBFederal HillBuilding1.7 miDFredericksburg Historic DistrictGothic Revival1.7 miBThe ChimneysGeorgian1.7 miBSentry BoxGeorgian2 miBBromptonBuilding2 mi

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Questions about Clearview

Is Clearview on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 24, 1975 (Register number 75002039).

Is Clearview a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Belmont, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Clearview?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Clearview?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41683759 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.