Foster's Castle
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Foster's Castle | |
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Fosters Castle, HABS Photo | |
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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°WCoordinates: 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 # | 73002044[1] |
| VLR # | 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]
Color photo of historic home in New Kent County, Virginia.
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Foster's Castle" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Castle, State Route 608 vicinity, Tunstall, New Kent County, VA 6 photos, 13 measured drawings, and 5 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
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