Jim Thorpe House

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Jim Thorpe House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Yale, Oklahoma
Coordinates:	36°6′48.9″N 96°48′38.02″W / 36.113583, -96.8105611Coordinates: 36°6′48.9″N 96°48′38.02″W / 36.113583, -96.8105611
Built/Founded:	1916
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	Bungalow/craftsman
Added to NRHP:	March 24, 1971
NRHP Reference#:	71000673 [1]
Governing body:	State

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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• Address, directions
• Yale's Chamber of commerce site about the museum

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