Foster Center in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

Foster Town House

1796

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2014

1. Foster Town House Marker

Inscription.
This ancient Landmark holds an enviable record for the number of years it has housed civic, religious and community gatherings.

Second Baptist Church of Foster purchased this for $15.00 in 1795.

Rhode Island General Assembly voted a lottery for erecting Elder Hammond Meeting House in 1796.

Foster town meetings first held here in 1801. Church trustees conveyed title to town in 1822 on condition the town pay $85.00, half the cost of repairs.

Erected 1982 by Foster Preservation Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.

Location. 41° 47.013′ N, 71° 43.247′ W. Marker is in Foster, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in Foster Center. It is on Howard Hill Road south of South Killingly Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 181 Howard Hill Rd, Foster RI 02825, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Quiet Corner

and in Greater Providence.

It is

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also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gaetano Del Guidice (approx. 3.3 miles away); Grover C. Walker Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Waterman Tavern (approx. 5.4 miles away); Summit (approx. 6½ miles away); Sterling (approx. 7.7 miles away in Connecticut); United States Finishing Company World War I Memorial (approx. 7.7 miles away in Connecticut); Honor Roll Saint Joseph’s Church (approx. 7.7 miles away in Connecticut); Sterling Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 7.7 miles away in Connecticut).

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2014

2. Foster Town House & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.