Graceland (Elkins, West Virginia)

Graceland

July 2014
Location Elkins, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°55′51.1″N 79°50′57.4″W / 38.930861°N 79.849278°W / 38.930861; -79.849278Coordinates: 38°55′51.1″N 79°50′57.4″W / 38.930861°N 79.849278°W / 38.930861; -79.849278
Built 1892
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Other
NRHP Reference # 70000666[1]
Added to NRHP September 17, 1970

Graceland in Elkins, West Virginia is a historic mansion that was the summer home of Henry Gassaway Davis, a United States Senator from 18711883. The mansion was completed in 1893. It is listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated National Historic Landmark. Graceland, along with Halliehurst and two other historic buildings on the campus of Davis & Elkins College, form a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places and known as the Davis and Elkins Historic District.[2]

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