Boxing Icon Muhammad Ali's Childhood Home in Louisville Up for Sale

The childhood home of boxing legend Muhammad Ali is for sale, according to Bruce Schreiner of the Associated Press.

The house is one of three properties included in the deal, with the owners seeking $1.5 million.

The home itself was converted into a museum years ago after undergoing extensive renovations. Schreiner wrote that one of the adjoining houses was turned into a welcome center as well.

George Bochetto, one of the co-owners, told Schreiner that "the best possible result" would have the buyer keep the property as is, but it's unclear whether that's explicitly outlined in the listing.

"This is a part of Americana," Bochetto said. "This is part of our history. And it needs to be treated and respected as such."

Ali was born in Louisville and remained there through his formative years. The city is also connected to one of the more enduring—and possibly apocryphal—stories from his life. He purportedly threw his gold medal from the 1960 Summer Olympics into the Ohio River after returning home from Rome and encountering the same level of racism he experienced before becoming a national hero.

In addition to his childhood home becoming a museum, the city of Louisville named its airport in Ali's honor in 2019, while the Muhammad Ali Center opened in downtown in 2005.