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History · Foster Center

26% of Foster Center’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register.

1on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Foster Center’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Foster Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Foster Center, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Foster Center yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Foster Center is a village in the town of Foster, Rhode Island, United States. It was listed as a census-designated place (CDP) in 2010, with a population of 355. Historic elements of the village are included in the Foster Center Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1974. The district features various colonial and Greek Revival houses as well as the still functioning town building from the late 18th century.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 355 to 333 (-6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 14 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Foster Center

Nobody well known was born in Foster Center itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Olivia CulpoAmerican model · b. 1992
Robert AldrichAmerican film director · b. 1918
Gina Raimondo40th United States Secretary of Commerce · b. 1971
Charles DowAmerican journalist · b. 1851
Chuck PalumboAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1971
Nelson W. AldrichAmerican politician · b. 1841

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →