Jim Thorpe House, Historic residence in Yale, Oklahoma, United States.
The Jim Thorpe House is a small single-story wood-frame house on East Boston Street in Yale, Oklahoma, which Jim Thorpe bought in 1917 and lived in until 1923 with his wife Iva Miller and their children. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and maintained as a museum with Thorpe memorabilia.
The house was built in 1916, just a few years after Jim Thorpe won gold medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. The Oklahoma Historical Society took over the property in 1968 and opened it as a museum for the public.
The house shows how Jim Thorpe, one of the most celebrated athletes of the early 20th century, lived during a quieter period of his life in a small Oklahoma town. Visitors can walk through rooms that still reflect the daily routines of a family home from that era.
The house sits on East Boston Street in Yale and is easy to reach on foot from the town center. It is worth checking opening days in advance, as hours can vary throughout the year.
Jim Thorpe bought the house in 1917 and lived there until 1923 with his wife Iva Miller and their children; their son Jim Jr. died at the age of two while the family was in Yale. The Oklahoma Historical Society bought the house in 1968 and sold it to the Thorpe family in mid-2024; it remains a museum.
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