| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1938/00/00 | Furbringer and Ehrman | Architect | Furbringer and Ehrman create preliminary sketches of a residence for Dr Thomas D Moore and his wife Ruth Brown Moore. | |||
| 1939/00/00 | Furbringer and Ehrman | Architect | Graceland is built for Dr Thomas D Moore and Ruth Brown Moore. Named for Ruth's aunt Grace, it is situated on land that has been in the Brown family since before the Civil War. | |||
| 1957/03/17 | Elvis Presley | Home | Elvis Presley makes a $1,000 down payment on Graceland. He will complete the purchase from Ruth Moore Cobb on 25 March, paying a total of $102,500 for 13.8 acres of land and the 10,000 square foot home. | |||
| 1976/04/29 | Bruce Springsteen | Fan | Springsteen, in Memphis on his 'Born To Run' tour, decides to visit Elvis. He takes a cab to Graceland and climbs a wall. Security guards stop Bruce before he can knock on the front door and escort him back to the street. Elvis was skiing in Tahoe, CA. | Born to Run | ||
| 1977/08/16 | Elvis Presley | Died | Elvis Presley is found unresponsive at Graceland, pronounced dead later that night at Baptist Memorial Hospital. | |||
| 1985/05/00 | Paul Simon | Visitor | With son Harper, Paul Simon drives to Graceland from Louisiana on Route 61, admiring the countryside: "The Mississippi Delta is shining like a national guitar." | Graceland (song) |
| Particulars for Graceland: | |
|---|---|
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Area Of Significance | Music |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Area of Significance | Performing Arts |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Secondary structure |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graceland (album) | Album | Paul Simon Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Paul Simon and his son Harper head to Graceland. |
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