I've wanted to go to his house! As my family history is included with jesse james and his gang!! My great great great grandma Neumann fed his men as they came to the farm!! Sometime later my ggg grandma and my great grandpa's brother who was just an infant on a train when it got held up! When jesse James came to her exact booth he looked at her and remembered her kindness and let her go without any harm to her!!!
I'm interested in the history of Jesse James so this was a had to stop for me. While I'm glad I went, I wouldn't go again. This can be said of many places I've visited, and I'm not saying you shouldn't go there once. It's a four room house (because that's what they lived in back then), left in the condition that Jesse family left it. The gentleman we had was very informative and gave stories, history, and such and said if we had any questions to ask. We didn't but I don't doubt any that if we had he wouldn't have been able to answer them, he was great.
It was interesting to see the home of Jesse James, however the staff was very unfriendly and not very eager to provide any information. They play an audio tape that loops over and over and thats about it. Couldn't even get a smile out of the young girl behind the counter.. Personally I think a quick picture of the exterior of his home would be more than enough for anyone!
Small little house packed with stuff to read about the James family. Highlight was to see the actual bullet hole in the wall from when Jesse was killed. Although the lady at the front was friendly, I would of liked her input more on the exhibits. She did play a short audio clip for us with information about the house. Fun to see but doesn't take long.
I liked the history lesson but the house is very small and there really isn't all that much of a story to tell. It does do a good job of dispelling some myths about Jesse James and is to be commended for not over glamorizing his life.
I'm not much of a Jesse James fan but this place is next to the Patee House, which makes it an easy visit. It has some interesting artifacts, and if you enjoy going into 19 Century buildings, you may enjoy this stop.? You can take your child directly into the Carousel house without having to pay admission to the Patee House as well.
Small, remember, it's just his house and where his life ended-good for 15 minutes. The personal attendant is part of the experience and knows the complete history and the gritty details.
Drove like a bat out of hell to get here before closing. Got Herr at 3:45 and they close at 4 but they had already locked the place and despite the curator clearly seeing us and some other folks at the gate, did not open up and told the other group no go despite the fact that it is an ex tremly small house and we would have been in and out before 4 anyways. Thanks for the drive for nothing and pissing me off.
This was interesting. Small 4-room house and didn't take long, but the entrance fee was quite reasonable. The gentleman who took the money was informed and shared stories. There is a recording that is played when you walk into the living room of the home that describes Jesse James' death. We enjoyed it.
Although relocated several times, this is the house Jesse James was shot. Conveniently adjacent to the Patee House. Stand in the parlor where he was shot. Read the information about the event. The adjoining room has all the details for the exhumation of his remains for DNA testing.