Fort Klock Restoration

Fort Klock Restoration is a unique museum. The fort is a single-story stone structure house, built in an L shape and set in part on bedrock, and in part on a stone foundation. The fort house was built in 1750 by Johannes Klock. Klock was a participant in the American Revolution serving in the Battle of Oriskany.
The museum preserves not only the fort house, but many other objects and artifacts primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries. The guide will demonstrate what they were used for and how they worked. Included in the tour you will also see a Dutch barn, blacksmith shop, and one room schoolhouse. Loopholes or gunports are a part of the house so it could be defended in case of an attack; showing the difficulty of life on the colonial frontier . The spinning wheel and loom are also unique to learn about. For a small museum it really offers a lot.
If you plan on going call ahead so you can get a tour. Guide was friendly and informative.

Fort Klock is a beautiful living history museum. There are on site guides who will give you a tour, answer your questions, while you take a step back in time.

I love history and this place is right under my nose! What a beautiful hidden gem in the Mohawk Valley!!

I love Fort Klock! The guides are very knowledgeable, the setup is perfect, and an extensive tour of the Fort, Schoolhouse, and Smithy is only $5! They have lots of events during the summer and fall where reenactors demonstrate colonial life. And the annual craft fair is the beeeeest!

this place you might drive by and not think twice. well, the tour guide was great. we learn a lot about the house and forts history. you'll be surprise what you learn form these little old home tours. plus the man that gave the tour was 9th generation Klock and his granddaughter made it the 10th. how cool is take. i went on a rainy day and thought i would be in and out but 3 1/2 hours later i had to leave and i could of stayed longer. the tour guide was super and a pleasure to chat with. well, sadly i lost the picture from that day but it gave a good reason to go back to get new pictures. it was just as good the second time around. plain on going back a third time for their Craft Fair and Folk Music.