Fort Klock
2 mi. E of St. Johnsville on NY 5, St. Johnsville, New York
Photos
Historic American Buildings Survey (Fed.), Stanley P. Mixon, Photographer June 15, 1940, (A) EXTERIOR, GENERAL VIEW OF SITE FROM OLD BARN FOUNDATION, LOOKING TOWARD FORT KLOCK & MOHAWK RIVER, SHOWING REMAINING BUILDINGS OF THE OLD FARM GROUP.
Photo taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey
Map
Description
Fort Klock, a one-story stone structure, a rare example of a mid-18th-century fur trading post and fortified stone house. It was used as a place of refuge by settlers during the Revolutionary War. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, November 28, 1972National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1972
- Reference number
- 72000859
- Areas of significance
- Commerce; Military
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- Building
- Historic functions
- Department store; Single dwelling
- Current function
- Museum
- Period of significance
- 1750-1799
- Significant years
- 1750; 1775; 1783
Sources
- Wikipedia
- HABS NY-370 - Fort Klock
- National Register database - Reference number 72000859
- National Historic Landmark information
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