Fosterfields Living Historical Farm

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm is a working farm in Morristown run by the Morris County Park Commission and open to the public for self-guided tours from April through October. The property was given to the Park Commission by its former owner, Caroline Foster, upon her death. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1877, she lived at Fosterfields for about 98 of her 102 years. Fosterfields is one of Morristown's earliest estate farms and was known for breeding Jersey cows. The site reflects Caroline Foster's life both as a woman trained in the social graces of her time and as an independent business woman. She learned farming from her father, Charles Foster, and also learned to invest wisely in stocks and bonds to maintain the property. She was an expert carpenter and built a small cottage, her Temple of Abiding Peace, on the property in 1916. Her home, The Willows, and the farm reflect Morristown's social and agricultural history from 1880 to 1930. The site is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, and Caroline Foster's role as a respected independent woman managing the land places her on the New Jersey Women's Heritage Trail.

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