Foster's Castle
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LocationNortheast of Tunstall off VA 608, near Tunstall, Virginia
Area340 acres (140 ha)
Builtc. 1685, 1873
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| Location | Northeast of Tunstall off VA 608, near Tunstall, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°35′20″N 77°04′42″W / 37.58889°N 77.07833°W |
| Area | 340 acres (140 ha) |
| Built | c. 1685, 1873 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Tudor-Stuart |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002044[1] |
| VLR No. | 063-0003 |
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| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | January 16, 1973[2] |
Foster's Castle is a historic plantation house located near Tunstall, New Kent County, Virginia. It was built about 1685, as a 1+1⁄2-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 roof in 1873. Its builder, Colonel Joseph Foster, was a vestryman and supervisor of construction at St. Peter's Church.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
