READ MORE: Elvis' family banned girlfriend Ginger from Graceland after his deathThe estate agent, Virginia Grant, showed Vernon and Gladys two properties, saving Graceland for last.
It was a family home at 3764 Highway 51 South. Styled as a "ranch", it sat in a semi-rural area roughly ten miles outside downtown Memphis.
The city would eventually expand out to the house, but at that time it stood alone, surrounded by its own grounds and countryside.
The King's parents made a $1000 down-payment that same day. Elvis visited the property on the morning of March 19. At the time it was just two-story house with a barn, set in almost 14 acres.
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