Editing Graceland (section)

=== Exterior ===
Constructed at the top of a hill and surrounded by rolling pastures and a grove of oak trees, Graceland was designed by the Memphis architectural firm, Furbringer and Erhmanis. It's a two-story, five-bay residence in the Colonial Revival style, with a side-facing gabled roof covered in asphalt shingles, a central two-story projecting pedimented portico, and two one-story wings on the north and south sides. Attached to the wing is an additional one-story stuccoed wing, which was originally a garage that houses up to four cars. The mansion has two chimneys; one on the north side's exterior wall, the second rising through the south side's roof ridge. The central block's front and side facades are veneered with tan Tishomingo limestone from Mississippi and its rear wall is stuccoed, as are the one-story wings. The front facade fenestration on the first floor includes 9x9 double-hung windows set in arched openings with wooden panels above, and 6x6 double-hung windows on the second floor.

Flanked by two marble lions, four stone steps ascend from the driveway to the two-story central projecting pedimented portico. The pediment has dentils and a small, leaded oval window in the center while the portico contains four [[Corinthian order|Corinthian columns]] with capitals modeled after architect [[James "Athenian" Stuart|James Stuart]]'s conjectural porticos for the "[[Tower of the Winds]]" in [[Athens]], Greece.<ref>Elevation and capital detail in Stuart, ''[[James Stuart (1713–1788)#Antiquities of Athens|The Antiquities of Athens]]'', London 1762.</ref> The portico's cornered columns are matched by pilasters on the front facade. The doorway has a broken arched pediment, full entablature, and engaged columns while its transom and sidelights contain elaborate and colorful stained glass. And above the main entrance is another rectangular window, completed with a shallow iron balcony.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://graceland.elvis.com.au/ |title=Elvis Presley's Graceland : 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard |publisher=Elvis Australia|access-date=January 20, 2015|archive-date=March 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321191745/http://graceland.elvis.com.au/|url-status=live}}</ref>