Graceland

For other uses, see Graceland (disambiguation).

Graceland
Graceland Mansion
Map
Interactive map showing Graceland's location
Location3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard (Highway 51 South), Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates35°2′45.4″N 90°1′22.6″W / 35.045944°N 90.022944°W / 35.045944; -90.022944
Area14 acres (5.7 ha)[1]
Built1939
ArchitectFurbringer and Ehrman
Architectural styleColonial Revival[2]
NRHP reference No.91001585
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1991[4]
Designated NHLMarch 27, 2006[3]

Graceland is a mansion on a 13.8-acre (5.6-hectare) estate in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, once owned by American singer Elvis Presley. Presley is buried there, as are his parents, paternal grandmother, grandson, and daughter.

Graceland is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in the Whitehaven, Memphis neighborhood, about nine miles (14 kilometres) south of central Memphis and fewer than four miles (6.4 km) north of the Mississippi border.[5] It was opened to the public as a house museum on June 7, 1982, and attracts more than 650,000 visitors annually.[6]

Graceland was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1991, becoming the first site recognized for significance related to rock music. It was declared a National Historic Landmark on March 27, 2006, also a first for such a site.

Elvis' father, Vernon, first inherited Graceland after Elvis' death on August 16, 1977. Lisa Marie Presley inherited Graceland after she turned 25 years old, according to a document which named Elvis's ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, as trustee. Following Lisa Marie's death on January 12, 2023, her eldest daughter, Riley Keough, became the sole trustee and owner.[7] In May 2024, a company called Naussany Investments & Private Lending LLC claimed that Lisa Marie Presley failed to pay back a $3.8 million loan it had given her. A Tennessee court ruled that the mysterious company likely committed fraud through forged documents, and that neither Priscilla nor Riley authorized such foreclosure.

  1. ^ Cook, Jody; Henry, Patty (May 27, 2004). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Graceland" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2009. and Accompanying 12 photos, exterior and interior, from 2001 (3.44 MB)
  2. ^ West, Carroll Van (1995). Tennessees Historic Landscapes: Travelers Guide. University of Tennessee Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-87049-881-7.
  3. ^ "Graceland". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 30, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  5. ^ Victor 2008, p. 208
  6. ^ "Elvis Ancestors Wore Kilts". CBS News. March 25, 2004. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Riley Keough on Growing Up Presley, Losing Lisa Marie, and Inheriting Graceland". Vanity Fair. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.