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Oct 20, 2023 · When descendant Ruth Brown Moore and her husband, Dr. Thomas Brown Moore, built their 10,266-square-foot home there in 1939, they dubbed it Graceland, after Ruth’s aunt, Grace Toof Ward. While...
- Lesley Kennedy
Oct 9, 2024 · The Colonial Revival style mansion was built in 1939 by Thomas Moore and his wife, Ruth, and they named it for Grace Toof, Ruth’s aunt, whose ancestors had purchased the land on which it sat in the 19th century.
- Tamsin Pickeral
The land had been part of the family for generations and was named after one of the female relatives, Grace. According to Graceland history, in 1939, Grace's niece, Ruth Brown Moore and her husband, Dr. Thomas Moore, built the mansion, which became well-known to the locals of Memphis.
Graceland. For other uses, see Graceland (disambiguation). Graceland is a mansion on a 13.8-acre (5.6-hectare) estate in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, once owned by American singer Elvis Presley. Presley is buried there, as are his parents, paternal grandmother, grandson, and daughter.
Apr 2, 2021 · It was called Graceland and the home soon became a symbol almost as synonymous as The King himself—and one that has survived long after the singer's death. But how exactly did Graceland come to be?
- Charlotte Chilton
Jan 15, 2020 · The house was built in 1939 by Dr. Thomas and Ruth Moore who named it "Graceland" in honor of a family member. The elegant, columned mansion faces west, perched on a hilltop in Whitehaven, a suburb eight miles from downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
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The present mansion (actually a Southern colonial mini-mansion) known as Graceland was built 1939 by Dr. Thomas and Ruth Moore. Mrs Moore was the niece of Grace Toof.
