Graceland in Elkins, West Virginia

Elkins, West Virginia

Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins , a U.S. Senator from West Virginia. The population was 7,032 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County...

 is a historic mansion that was the summer home of Henry Gassaway Davis, a United States Senator from 1871–1883. The mansion was completed in 1893. It is listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 and is a designated National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

. Graceland, along with Halliehurst

Senator Stephen Benton Elkins House

Senator Stephen Benton Elkins House, also known as Halliehurst, is a historic mansion located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was designed by noted architect Charles T. Mott and built in 1890, as a summer home for U.S. Senator Stephen Benton Elkins. It consists of a three-story main...

 and two other historic buildings on the campus of Davis and Elkins College

Davis and Elkins College

Davis & Elkins College, also known as D&E, is a small residential liberal arts college located in Elkins, West Virginia, United States. The school was founded in 1904 and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. It was named for Henry G. Davis and his son-in-law Stephen B. Elkins who were both...

, form a historic district

Historic district (United States)

In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...

 listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 and known as the Davis and Elkins Historic District

Davis and Elkins Historic District

Davis and Elkins Historic District is a U.S. historic district on the campus of Davis and Elkins College. It includes two mansions, the Senator Stephen Benton Elkins House and Graceland, that are separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A gate house and an ice house are...

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