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.[2][3]
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| Location | 1540 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°1′54″N 78°30′16″W / 38.03167°N 78.50444°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000259[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 2016 |
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for The Foster Site" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ "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.