Jesse James Home Museum

Step inside the small frame house where outlaw Jesse James was shot by Robert Ford in 1882, with artifacts from his life and death.

1202 Penn St · St. Joseph, MO

About Jesse James Home Museum

This one-story house is where Jesse James was shot and killed by gang member Robert Ford on April 3, 1882. Moved twice, it now sits on the grounds of the Patee House Museum. Inside you see items from Jesse's life and death, artifacts of Frank James and the Ford brothers, and finds from the 1995 exhumation, including his tie pin and a casting of his skull. Look for the bullet hole in the wall, enlarged over the years by souvenir hunters.

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