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The Foster Site
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National Register of Historic Places

The Foster Site

Listed as “Foster Site, The” · Also known as DHR Nos. 44AB0525 and 104-5140

On the National Register since 201610 years
Listed 2016Charlottesville
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About The Foster Site

The Foster Site, at 1540 Jefferson Park Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 2016. The Register lists it for its black history, commerce, social history and historic - non-aboriginal, at the state level. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric archaeological site on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1540 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1The Foster SiteStart here
  2. 2Barringer MansionVictorian · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3University Of Virginia Historic DistrictClassical Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Rotunda, University of VirginiaEarly Republic · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Carr's HillSouthern Colonial Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BClark Hall, University of VirginiaClassical Revivals · Built 19320.2 miDOakhurst-Gildersleeve Neighborhood Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.2 miBMontebelloJeffersonian Classicism0.3 miOClark, George Rogers, SculptureBuilt 19210.3 miBMonroe HillEarly Republic · Built 19860.3 miBAnderson Brothers BuildingVictorian0.3 miBGardner-Mays CottageVernacular0.4 miBJohn Vowles HouseFederal0.4 miBKing-Runkle HouseVictorian0.4 miBMemorial GymnasiumBeaux Arts · Built 19240.4 miBOak LawnJeffersonian Classicism0.5 miBPatton MansionJeffersonian Revival0.5 miDWertland Street Historic DistrictVernacular0.5 miOThe AviatorLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 19180.5 miBCampbell HallBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about The Foster Site

Is The Foster Site on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 16, 2016 (Register number 16000259).

Is The Foster Site a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is University Of Virginia Historic District, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit The Foster Site?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.