Foster Site

Location1540 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville, Virginia

Coordinates38°1′54″N 78°30′16″W / 38.03167°N 78.50444°W / 38.03167; -78.50444

AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)

NRHPreferenceNo.16000259^[1]

The Foster Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1540 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates	38°1′54″N 78°30′16″W / 38.03167°N 78.50444°W / 38.03167; -78.50444
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No.	16000259[1]
Added to NRHP	May 16, 2016

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]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.^[1]