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Graceland
Photo: Generic1139, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
★ National Historic Landmark

Graceland

Also known as Mansion of Senator Henry Gassaway Davis

Elkins’s first place on the National RegisterListed Sep 17, 1970; only 14 of West Virginia’s 1,128 listings are older
Norman French StyleListed 1970Elkins
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Graceland

Graceland, at Davis and Elkins College campus, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 17, 1970: the first place in Elkins to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Jun 19, 1996, one of 18 in West Virginia. Only 14 of West Virginia’s 1,128 listings are older. The Register lists it for its industry, education and architecture, at the state level. The listing covers 1 acre. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house on the campus of Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 98 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1970 to today

  1. 1970Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 1996Named a National Historic Landmark
  3. 2026On the Register for 56 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Davis and Elkins College campus, Elkins · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1GracelandStart here
  2. 2Davis and Elkins Historic DistrictQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3Senator Stephen Benton Elkins HouseBuilding · next door
  4. 4Davis & Elkins College Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  5. 5Albert and Liberal Arts HallsGeorgian Revival · Built 1924 · next door
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BDavis Memorial Presbyterian ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miBPinecrestShingle Style0.2 miDWees Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBWarfield-Dye ResidenceQueen Anne0.3 miBRiverside SchoolTwo-over-Two0.4 miDDowntown Elkins Historic DistrictLate 19th Century0.4 miBElkins Milling CompanyRoller Mill0.5 miBDr. John C. Irons HouseLate Victorian0.5 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Senator Stephen Benton Elkins House0.1 mi away · 1988
Davis and Elkins Historic District0.1 mi away · 1996

Memories of Graceland

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Questions about Graceland

Is Graceland on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 17, 1970 (Register number 70000666).

Is Graceland a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Jun 19, 1996. West Virginia has 18 National Historic Landmarks, 3 of them in Elkins.

Can you visit Graceland?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Graceland?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 98 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 86536079 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.