Vernon Presley, his father and his brother built the two-room shotgun house in East Tupelo in 1934 with a $180 loan. Elvis was born there on January 8, 1935; his twin brother, Jesse Garon, was stillborn.
The family lost the house in 1938 when they could not repay the loan, and moved from place to place around Tupelo.
The house has been restored, and the grounds now include the small Assembly of God church where Elvis first heard gospel music.
Timeline
- 1934Vernon Presley builds the house.
- 1935Elvis is born here.
- 1938The family loses the house.
The smallest house in this list may be the one the most people have traveled to see.
