Location Information (for the Elvis Presley Birthplace) Name: Elvis Presley Birthplace Address: Elvis Presley Drive City/County: Tupelo, Lee County Architectural Information Construction Date: 1934 No. of Stories: 1 Mississippi Landmark Information Designated: 07-23-1996 Recorded: 10-18-1996 Book/Vol. No.: V. 1677, p. 151

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Context/Comments World-renowned entertainer Elvis Presley (1935-1977) was born in this modest wood-frame shotgun house on 8 January 1935, and resided here until he moved with his family to Memphis in 1948. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1996 at the request of the owners, the Elvis Presley Birthplace Foundation. This building is included in "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p. 170, NE22).