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  1. Oct 20, 2023 · 1. Presley paid $102,500 for Graceland in 1957. Hot on the heels of his breakout year in 1956 that turned him into an international music, TV and movie star, Elvis Presley, at age 22, bought the ...

    • Lesley Kennedy
  2. May 21, 2024 · Elvis Presley paid 20 times more than the average yearly income for Graceland According to the Census , the average median income for a home in 1957 was around $5,000.

  3. Jun 14, 2024 · 0:01. 0:59. Elvis purchased Graceland — the house, the barn and its 13.8 acres of land — on March 19, 1957, for $102,500. The home's Whitehaven location was relatively isolated and rural ...

    • Bob Mehr
    • Music Writer
  4. Jun 18, 2024 · Graceland’s fate. Thanks to Elvis’ lover, Priscilla Presley, Graceland began generating revenue after being made available to the public in 1982. The fate of the property, which is currently worth over $5 million, became a cause for concern after Elvis’ only daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, died last year.

  5. May 22, 2024 · Graceland can stay in the hands of Elvis Presley’s family for the time being, after a Tennessee court chancellor ruled Wednesday that a mysterious company trying to sell it likely committed fraud.

  6. How much did Elvis Presley pay for it in 1957? Story by Andy Hall ... Elvis bought Graceland from Ruth Brown Moore on 19 March 1957 for a price of $102,500 (about $1.1 million today). Built in a ...

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  8. May 25, 2022 · How much did Elvis Presley spend to buy Graceland? In 1957, Presley was 22 years old when he bought Graceland, according to Country Living . In today’s dollars, that would be about $1,049,434.80.