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The Foster Site is a historic archaeological site on the campus of the
University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S ...
in
Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Ch ...
. 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 in 1833, that had originally been developed for African Americans working on the construction of the university. The site 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 artistic v ...
in 2016.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Charlottesville, Virginia __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent cit ...


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Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Charlottesville, Virginia University of Virginia {{CharlottesvilleVA-NRHP-stub