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.

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