How long did Elvis Presley live at Graceland in Memphis before he died?

During those years, Elvis also spent plenty of time away — in the Army in Germany, at various homes in and around Hollywood while making movies in the 1960s, in Las Vegas where he performed residencies in the late ’60s and early ’70s, and in Palm Springs, where he also maintained a residence.

But Memphis and Graceland always remained home for Presley. In a testimony to Elvis’ influence, the Memphis City Council on June 29, 1971, unanimously approved a proposal to change the name of the 5-mile stretch of South Bellevue between South Parkway and the Mississippi state line to “Elvis Presley Boulevard”; the street address of Graceland thus became 3764 Elvis Presley Blvd. The first sign was put in place during a January 1972 ceremony that was attended by Mayor Wyeth Chandler and Elvis’ father, Vernon Presley. 

Graceland was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Nov. 7, 1991 — it was the first rock ‘n’ roll-related site to be so honored. Graceland was also declared a National Historic Landmark on March 27, 2006. Again, it was the first rock ‘n’ roll-related site to be so honored.