Graceland is a mansion in Memphis, Tennessee and was home to Elvis Presley. The Meditation Garden with the family graves
Graceland is a mansion in Memphis, Tennessee and was home to Elvis Presley. It is located less than four miles north of the Mississippi border. It opened to the public in 1982. The site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, and declared a National Historic Landmark in 2006. Graceland has become one of the most-visited private homes in America with over 650,000 visitors a year. Elvis Presley died at the estate on August 16, 1977. Presley, and along with his parents Gladys and Vernon Presley, and his grandmother, are buried there in what is called the Meditation Garden. A memorial gravestone for Presley's stillborn twin brother, Jesse Garon, is also at the site. Graceland has a total of 23 rooms. To the right of the Entrance Hall is the Living Room, with the adjoining Music Room behind a doorway framed by vivid large peacocks set in stained glass. The Music Room has a black baby grand piano The Living Room contains a 15-foot-long white sofa. There are photographs of Elvis' parents Vernon and Gladys, Elvis and Lisa Marie After Elvis Presley's death in 1977, Vernon Presley served as executor of his estate. Upon his death in 1979, he chose Priscilla to serve as the estate executor for Elvis' only child, Lisa Marie was only 11. Graceland costs $500,000 a year in upkeep Lisa Marie's inheritance fell to only $1 million. Taxes and expenses came to over $500,000. Faced with having to sell Graceland, Priscilla hired Jack Soden,. Graceland was opened to the public on June 7, 1982. Priscilla's gamble paid off, after only a month of opening Graceland's doors the estate made back all the money it had invested. Priscilla Presley became president of Elvis Presley Enterprises, She would do so until Lisa Marie reached 21 years of age. The enterprise's fortunes soared and eventually the trust grew to be worth over $100 million.
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Location: Graceland,Memphis,Tennessee,USA
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