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Jesse James Home Museum

Saint Joseph, United States of America

Jesse James Home Museum

The Jesse James Home Museum is the house in St. Joseph, Missouri where outlaw Jesse James was living and was gunned down on April 3, 1882, by Robert Ford. It is a one-story, Greek Revival style frame dwelling measuring 24 feet, 2 inches, wide and 30 feet, 4 inches, deep. At the time, the house was l

ocated at 1318 Lafayette Street in St. Joseph. In 1939, it was moved to a busier Belt Highway location. In 1977, it was moved to a location directly behind Patee House at 12th and Mitchell in St. Joseph, only two blocks away from its original location, which restored more of its historic context. The investigation into the shooting death of James was conducted at Patee House Hotel (formerly the World's Hotel). Mrs. James, her two children, and Jesse's mother stayed in Patee House for two nights after Jesse James was killed. The house contains a large bullet hole on the north interior wall. Originally much smaller, the hole was gradually enlarged by souvenir hunters who carved away fragments as keepsakes. The opening is not associated with the shot that killed James; a 1995 autopsy determined that the fatal bullet entered behind his right ear and did not exit the skull. The Jesse James Home...

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