Elvis' Aunt Delta Biggs and Graceland CEO Jack Soden cutting the ribbon to open Graceland. (photo source: Elvis Presley Enterprises)
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Elvis Presley's Graceland Mansion opened to the public for tours 31 years ago today on June 7, 1982. Elvis purchased Graceland in March of 1957 for around $100,00 dollars.
Graceland is a large white-columned mansion and 13.8-acre estate that. It was built in 1939 by Dr. Thomas Moore and his wife Ruth. The mansion is constructed of tan limestone and consists of twenty-three rooms, including eight bedrooms and bathrooms. Graceland is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard.
While Graceland was open to tours from 1982, the last person to live in the house was Elvis' aunt Delta Biggs. She lived in the house until her death in 1993.
Graceland welcomes over 600,000 visitors each year, is one of the five most visited home tours in the United States, and is the most famous home in America after The White House. On November 7, 1991, Graceland was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and declared a National Historic Landmark on March 27, 2006.
Graceland is a large white-columned mansion and 13.8-acre estate that. It was built in 1939 by Dr. Thomas Moore and his wife Ruth. The mansion is constructed of tan limestone and consists of twenty-three rooms, including eight bedrooms and bathrooms. Graceland is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard.
While Graceland was open to tours from 1982, the last person to live in the house was Elvis' aunt Delta Biggs. She lived in the house until her death in 1993.
Graceland welcomes over 600,000 visitors each year, is one of the five most visited home tours in the United States, and is the most famous home in America after The White House. On November 7, 1991, Graceland was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and declared a National Historic Landmark on March 27, 2006.
source: Elvis.com and Wikipedia.com
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