| The Foster Site | |
| Coordinates: | 38.0317°N -78.5044°W |
| Added: | May 16, 2016 |
| Area: | Less than 1acres |
| Refnum: | 16000259 |
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 2acres in 1833, that had originally been developed for African Americans working on the construction of the university.[1] [2]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.