Old Fort House Museum

"Wonderful tour and very informative about the people and history of the area. Lots to see!"

"What a great museum! The Old Fort House Museum displays a great deal of local and national history! The house was built by Patrick Smyth in 1772 using timbers salvaged from Fort Edward. During the American Revolution the house operated as a tavern. George Washington, James Monroe, and Philip Schuyler all visited the tavern during this time. In the years after the Revolution it was a boarding house. During this time period Solomon Northup was an occupant of the house. Northup would later write the book "Twelve Years a Slave." Inside the house each room is set to look like a different time period in American history, in which the house was occupied. It goes from the American Revolution to about the 1950's. The most interesting rooms in the house are Solomon Northup's room, and the original tavern from the late 1700's. The house also displays a variety of artifacts. These include a tombstone of Jane McCrea, a chest made by Stephen Douglass, timbers from the original Fort Edward, and a chest that belonged to Philip Schuyler. Outside the house the museum showcases gardens and buildings from in and around the Fort Edward area. There's on old one room schoolhouse and law office among others. Several displays of local history are also presented in these buildings. This museum should not be overlooked. It offers a lot for a very low admission price. Call ahead to make sure museum is open. Cash only. Is open on weekends. Gift shop offers much in the way of local history items and memorabilia."

"Another of those local museums that does a great job of presenting and preserving local history. A bit off the beaten path, but well worth your time. When we visited we were the only visitors that day and had a wonderful time on a personal tour with the volunteers. Be sure to call to make sure they are open, since they may not have any volunteers available. Once we were done with touring the house which has so much content, we found that there were other outbuildings to tour such as a law office, school house and another kind of mini museum. Don't forget to see these buildings too!"

"Angie was a great tour guide. Really loves her community and really wanted to get us the most out of our tour. It was great and highly suggest that you do this local history gem."

"Lovely museum with lots of history. Beautiful gardens too.. Guide was friendly and informative. Worth a visit to see. Some of the buildings were not open, being restored. Website listed admission prices but once there was told no Sr discount due to covid. Need to update website prices."