Jim Thorpe House

Infobox_nrhp | name = Jim Thorpe House
nrhp_type =


caption =
location= Yale, Oklahoma
lat_degrees = 36 | lat_minutes = 6 | lat_seconds = 48.9 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 96 | long_minutes = 48 | long_seconds = 38.02 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1916
architect= Unknown
architecture= Bungalow/craftsman
added = March 24, 1971
governing_body = State
refnum=71000673 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Jim Thorpe House is in Yale, Oklahoma, located off State Highway 51 at 706 East Boston Street.

In 1917, Jim Thorpe bought a small home in Yale, Oklahoma and lived there until 1923 with his wife. The house was bought by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1968 and is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The house is maintained as a small museum to Thorpe and contains related memorabilia.

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External links

* [http://www.okhistory.org/mus-sites/masnum15.htm Address, directions]
* [http://www.yalechamberofcommerce.org/chamber_change_003.htm Yale's Chamber of commerce site about the museum]