Old Fort Johnson

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Fort Johnson
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
House at a re-enactment event during 2003
House at a re-enactment event during 2003
Location: Fort Johnson, NY
Nearest city: Amsterdam
Coordinates: 42°57′26″N 74°14′30″W / 42.95722, -74.24167Coordinates: 42°57′26″N 74°14′30″W / 42.95722, -74.24167
Built/Founded: 1749
Architectural style(s): Georgian
Designated as NHL: November 28, 1972 [1]
Added to NRHP: November 28, 1972[2]
NRHP Reference#: 72000858
Governing body: Montgomery County Historical Society
Old Fort Johnson
Old Fort Johnson

Old Fort Johnson, or Fort Johnson, was a two-story stone house enclosed in fortifications built by Sir William Johnson about 1749 in the town of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York, United States. 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.[1],[4],[5]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Fort Johnson. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-15).
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  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. ^ ["Fort Johnson", April 19, 1972, by Charles W. Snell.PDF (455 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1972-04-19).
  5. ^ [Fort Johnson--Accompanying photos, exterior, from 1967.PDF (465 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1983).

[edit] References

  • Mendel, Mesick, Cohen, Architects, Fort Johnson Historical Structure Report (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1978)

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