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Foster Site

The Foster Site is a historic archaeological site on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. The site was the location in the 19th century of a homestead purchased by a free African-American woman, Catherine "Kitty" Foster. The site includes archaeological and foundational remnants of her house, an outbuilding, a brick-lined well, and a family cemetery. Foster purchased a parcel of over 2 acres (0.81 ha) in 1833, that had originally been developed for African Americans working on the construction of the university.

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The Foster Site
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Location1540 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°1′54″N 78°30′16″W / 38.03167°N 78.50444°W / 38.03167; -78.50444
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No.160002591
Added to NRHPMay 16, 2016

The Foster Site is a historic archaeological site on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. The site was the location in the 19th century of a homestead purchased by a free African-American woman, Catherine "Kitty" Foster. The site includes archaeological and foundational remnants of her house, an outbuilding (likely a smokehouse), a brick-lined well, and a family cemetery. Foster purchased a parcel of over 2 acres (0.81 ha) in 1833, that had originally been developed for African Americans working on the construction of the university.23

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.1

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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for The Foster Site" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. "The Foster Family-Venable Lane Site: Report of Archaeological Investigations" (PDF). Rivanna Archaeological Consulting - Charlottesville, Virginia - November 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2022.