Muhammad Ali’s childhood home in Kentucky — now a museum — is for sale. What we know
The childhood home of Muhammad Ali — born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. — has landed on the real estate market in Louisville, Kentucky, for $1.5 million.
While that seems like quite a bit of money for a smaller house in the area, it’s actually three homes.
“Revered as one of the greatest athletes and prolific public figures, this property is where it all began for The Champ,” the listing on Realtor.com says.
“The place where he learned to box, won the Olympic gold medal and began his professional boxing career, this historic landmark and museum was previously restored to reflect the accuracy of the property when the former boxing icon resided with his family.”
The homes include Ali’s home and two neighboring properties. And while there are no photos of the interiors, the homes appear to be in good shape from the outside.
“Finding a buyer willing to maintain Ali’s childhood home as a museum would be ‘the best possible result,’” co-owner George Bochetto said, according to the Associated Press. The museum has been closed more than five years.
This isn’t the first time a home of the late boxer has been put up for sale. In 2023, his Cherry Hill, New Jersey, residence listed for $1.8 million. Ali owned that six-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom home in the 1970s when he famously fought Joe Frazier, McClatchy News said.
Ali is known as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century when he became the world heavyweight champion in 1964 and then twice more in the 1970s. He dedicated a majority of his life to philanthropy after retiring from the boxing world.
One of the most emotional moments in sports came in 1996 — 12 years after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease — when he surprised people around the globe by lighting the Olympic cauldron at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.
He died in 2016 from a respiratory problem.