Mexico in Audrain County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Graceland

Built 1857

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2013

1. Graceland NRHP Marker

Inscription.
Graceland - built 1857 - has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 39° 10.104′ N, 91° 53.366′ W. Marker is in Mexico, Missouri, in Audrain County. It is on Muldrow Street (Missouri Route 15) south of Quisenberry Street, on the right when traveling south. The home is now the Museum of Audrain County, on the grounds of Robert S. Green Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 South Muldrow Street, Mexico MO 65265, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Little Dixie

and in Mark Twain Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hardin College Bell (a few steps from this marker); Old Courthouse Clock Bell (a few steps from this marker); Bean Creek German Evangelical Church and Littleby Methodist Church Bell (a few steps from this marker); Old Stones (a few steps from this marker); Mexico in the Civil War (a few steps from this marker); Rex McDonald 833 (within shouting distance of this marker); Diaspore Boulder

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Bonnot Combined Brick Machine (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mexico.

Also see . . .
1. Ross House (Graceland). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on November 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Audrain County Historical Society, MO. Society website homepage (Submitted on November 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Graceland and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2013

2. Graceland and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 970 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.