Old Fort Johnson

This article is about the historic site in New York. For other uses, see Fort Johnson (disambiguation).
Fort Johnson
(2020)
Location2 Mergner Rd., Fort Johnson, NY
Nearest cityAmsterdam
Coordinates42°57′26″N 74°14′30″W / 42.95722°N 74.24167°W / 42.95722; -74.24167
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtca. 1749 (1749)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.72000858
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1972[1]
Designated NHLNovember 28, 1972 [2]

Old Fort Johnson is a historic house museum and historic site at 2 Mergner Road (junction of New York State Routes 5 and 67) in Fort Johnson, New York. It is the site of Fort Johnson, a two-story stone house originally enclosed in fortifications built by Sir William Johnson about 1749. The fort served as Johnson's home, business office and trading center until 1763 when he moved to Johnson Hall in what is now Johnstown, New York.[3] Sir William's son Sir John Johnson owned the house from 1763 until 1776, when it was confiscated by the local Committee of Safety. The house remains and is owned and operated as a museum by the Montgomery County Historical Society. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972.[2][4][5]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Fort Johnson". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-15. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05.
  3. ^ "Fort Johnson" by Timothy J. Shannon in Peter Eisenstadt (editor) The Encyclopedia of New York State (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, c.2005), page 589.
  4. ^ Snell, Charles W. (April 19, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fort Johnson" (pdf). National Park Service.
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fort Johnson—Accompanying photos" (pdf). National Park Service. 1983.