Foster's Castle is a historic

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located near Tunstall,

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. It was built about 1685, as a -story, T-shaped brick building, with a two-story central projection at the front. The house is similar to neighboring Criss Cross. It was raised to a full two stories with a low pitched

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in 1873. Its builder, Colonel Joseph Foster, was a vestryman and supervisor of construction at St. Peter's Church. an
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in 1973.

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Castle, State Route 608 vicinity, Tunstall, New Kent County, VA
6 photos, 13 measured drawings, and 5 data pages at

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