On this day in history, March 19, 1957, Elvis makes a down payment on Graceland
Elvis Presley made the down payment on his Graceland mansion on this day in history, March 19, 1957.
The “King” puts a $1,000 down payment on the house outside Memphis, TennesseeHistory Channel reports.
In 2023, that number would equate to just over $10,000.
Presley bought the home for $102,500.
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on time Presley bought the houseHe’d already released two studio albums and 48 singles — and was finishing up his second full-length, “Loving You,” notes History.com.
The then 22-year-old singer purchased Graceland in part for privacy reasons.
Elvis Presley was photographed on the grounds of Graceland shortly after he purchased the home in Tennessee. (Michael Ochs Archive)
Elvis had already bought his parents a home on Audubon Street in East Memphis, but that residential neighborhood had become filled with devotees and worshipers. Elvis has become a huge starThe History Channel said.
Today, Graceland is the second most visited home in the United States.
History.com said the White House is first on that list.
Graceland in 2017. The former home of Elvis Presley is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States – second only to the White House. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz, File)
Presley The act in Graceland master bedroom aug. 16, 1977.
Graceland’s website says the house is “preserved exactly as Elvis left it.”
Presley, with members of his family, incl his daughter, Lisa Marieburied in the Meditation Garden of Graceland, the site says.
Graceland has undergone a major transformation since it was first built in 1939.
Graceland Mansion is located on 13.8 acres.
While the home could be preserved exactly as Elvis left it, Graceland itself has undergone quite a transformation since it was first built in 1939.
Elvis Presley (1935-1977), American rock and roll legend. Today the grounds of Graceland include a hotel, resort, and chapel. (Getty Images)
Initially, Graceland was part of a 500-acre farm owned by the SE Toof family, says the Graceland website.
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“Graceland” is derived from the name of Grace, a member of the SE Toof family.
Elvis is laid to rest in his beloved Graceland. Fans can visit his grave during tours of the property. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)
Graceland’s history says that “In 1939, Grace’s niece, Ruth Brown Moore, and her husband, Dr. Thomas Moore, built the mansion, which became well known to local Memphis residents.”
After Presley purchased it, he made several changes to the house, including building the famous “Jungle Room” as an addition.
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According to the home’s website, the grounds of Graceland now include a hotel, resort, and chapel.
As Priscilla Presley said, according to Architectural Digest, “Visitors flock to Graceland to feel a connection to an icon whose life is still shrouded in mystery.”
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The publication also quoted her as saying, “Elvis didn’t fit the mold, marched to his own drum…but when people walk in that front door [of Graceland]There is reverence, respect, calmness. It is as if his spirit is there. They come back again and again to try it…”.
