Foster Center is a village in the town

New England town

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 of Foster

Foster, Rhode Island

Foster is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 4,606 at the 2010 census.- History :Foster was originally settled in the 17th century by British colonists as a farming community...

, Rhode Island

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

. It was designated as a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 in 2010. Historic elements of the village are included in the Foster Center Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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. The district features various colonial and Greek Revival houses as well as the still functioning town building from the late 18th century. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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on May 11, 1974.