What Homes Did Elvis Own Besides Graceland?
Over 600,000 people visit Graceland each year, taking in the Memphis home’s iconic sights like the Jungle Room, the kidney-shaped pool, and the graves of Elvis Presley and his family members. But most of those visitors probably don’t know that Graceland is just one of the homes Elvis lived in over the course of his career — many of which are still standing. While these other homes aren’t currently open to the public for tours, most of them are viewable from the road, and might make for an intriguing stop on your next rock ‘n’ roll road trip.
1956: 1034 Audubon Drive, Memphis, Tennessee
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The Presley family famously lived in a number of homes when Elvis was young — at least seven pre-fame moves are recorded on Graceland’s official blog. But by 1956, he was a successful touring act, had signed with Colonel Tom, and released “Heartbreak Hotel” — a state of affairs that had left him flush with enough cash to finally buy a permanent home.
The Presleys moved into the four-bedroom home at 1034 Audubon Drive in March 1956, mere weeks before the release of Elvis’ self-titled debut on RCA. Presley paid $29,500, which would be $345,826.96 in 2024 money. They lived there for roughly one year, before moving to Graceland.
The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, and is currently owned by Rhodes College. The college doesn’t offer tours of the interior, but they do hold special music events in the home. This video of Rosanne Cash performing gives a bit of a peek inside the home.
Visitors can check out a plaque from the National Register of Historic Places on the front fence — a fence Elvis added to the home because too many fans were knocking on his front door.
1967: 5921 Goodman Road, Horn Lake, Mississippi
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In 1967, Elvis got into horses. Extremely into horses. By early 1967, he had around 20, according to Memphis Mafia member Jerry Schilling. On yet another horse-buying expedition, Elvis spotted the ranch on Goodman Road, and immediately knocked on the home’s front door with the intention to buy it. The home’s owner set the terms: for $437,000 (roughly $4,173,000 in today’s cash), Elvis could have 160 acres and everything on it — the house, the cattle, the farm equipment. Elvis accepted, and soon christened the space the Circle G Ranch.
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While Elvis still officially resided at Graceland during this time, Circle G represented a country retreat for him and his friends to hang out, ride horses, and relax in nature. It’s also where he and Priscilla spent their honeymoon. But by 1968, the financial strain of running the ranch became more trouble than it was worth, and Presley sold it to the North Mississippi Gun Club. In 2014, the ranch was purchased by investors, who planned to open some of the property for tours, though its unclear whether these plans are still in place.
Though the area is private property, it is viewable from the street.
1967: 1174 N Hillcrest Rd, Beverly Hills, California
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1967 was a busy real estate year for the King. In addition to the Circle G Ranch, Elvis purchased this home in an exclusive neighborhood known as Trousdale Estates. The hilltop structure was one of the Presleys’s primary West Coast homes until 1972, when Elvis and Priscilla separated. Elvis paid $400,000 for it in 1967, which would be about $3,819,700 today — considering that it’s currently valued at $25 million, that’s quite a deal.
The home has been sold repeatedly, so there are a lot of photos and videos online of the interior, though it has been renovated significantly since the days when Elvis darkened its doorways (there were also some plans in 2012 to demolish it that were thwarted by public outrage).
Most of the home is behind a brick wall, so fans won’t see much if they choose to drive by. But if you have a few spare million burning a hole in your pocket, you can be the next in line to own one of the King’s castles.
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