List of residences of American musicians

Singer Elvis Presley's mansion Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee is a National Historic Landmark.

In the United States, the homes of many musicians have been preserved or otherwise promoted as a memorial to the musician who used to live there. These sites have become local landmarks, with some being open to the public for visitation. Listed below are private residences in the United States of significant American musicians. Some include studios where they recorded music.

This list concerns sites that are listed on the National Historic Register, preserved for their historic merit, open to the public as a museum, or otherwise notable.

Alabama

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
Hank Williams Hank Williams Boyhood Home & Museum 1931-1934 Georgiana
31°38′22″N 86°44′35″W / 31.639568°N 86.7429213°W / 31.639568; -86.7429213		 Williams' boyhood home, where he received his first guitar. The only surviving childhood residence where he lived before rising to fame in Nashville.[1]

Arkansas

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash Boyhood Home 1935-1950 Dyess
35°35′51″N 90°14′42″W / 35.597393°N 90.244989°W / 35.597393; -90.244989		 Cash's boyhood home; his experiences growing up picking cotton and working on the farm influenced some of his future songs.[2]

Connecticut

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
Leroy Anderson Leroy Anderson House 1953-1975 Woodbury
41°32′22″N 73°14′08″W / 41.539444°N 73.235556°W / 41.539444; -73.235556		 Anderson moved to this house in 1953; his wife grew up in Woodbury and the couple summered in the town. Several of Anderson's best-known compositions were written at the house.[3]
Charles Ives Charles Ives House 1874-1893 Danbury
41°22′54″N 73°26′41″W / 41.3815962°N 73.4446899°W / 41.3815962; -73.4446899		 Irving was born in this home, with his family occupying it even after Irving's death in 1954. Though he moved out in 1893, he would often visit his family.[4]

Georgia

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
The Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band Museum (The Big House) 1970-1973 Macon
32°50′46″N 83°39′21″W / 32.84598922729492°N 83.65595245361328°W / 32.84598922729492; -83.65595245361328		 Home of members of The Allman Brothers Band, as well as family and friends for a period in the 1970s. "Ramblin' Man" and "Blue Sky" were written at the house.[5]
Little Richard Little Richard House and Resource Center 1932-c. 1950 Macon
32°50′31″N 83°38′48″W / 32.8419204°N 83.6467323°W / 32.8419204; -83.6467323		 Richard was born in this house, which has been moved from its original location. It is currently open for tours.[6]

Illinois

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
Viktor Krauss American Football House c. 1990-2001 Urbana
40°45′57″N 95°22′32″W / 40.76594543457031°N 95.3755874633789°W / 40.76594543457031; -95.3755874633789		 Though once owned by musician Viktor Krauss, the house is most notable for its appearance on the cover of American Football's 1999 self-titled album, though no member of the band ever lived in the house.[7] It is currently available as an Airbnb.[8]

Indiana

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
The Jackson Family Michael Jackson Childhood Home 1949-1969 Gary
41°34′36″N 87°20′38″W / 41.57672°N 87.34383°W / 41.57672; -87.34383		 Members of the Jackson Family, including The Jackson 5, Janet Jackson, and Michael Jackson, were raised in this house. Joe Jackson formed The Jackson 5 in this house, where he would have his children rehearse in the living room.[9]

Iowa

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
The Everly Brothers Everly Brothers Childhood Home 1945-1953 Shenandoah
40°45′57″N 95°22′32″W / 40.76594543457031°N 95.3755874633789°W / 40.76594543457031; -95.3755874633789		 Brothers Don and Phil Everly lived in this house while their professional careers began as child stars during the Golden Age of Radio.[10] The house has been relocated from its original location.
Glenn Miller Glenn Miller Birthplace Museum 1904-1906 Clarinda
40°43′58″N 95°02′20″W / 40.7327329°N 95.0388017°W / 40.7327329; -95.0388017		 Miller was born in this house, which is now part of a larger museum complex in Clarinda dedicated to his work.[11]
Meredith Wilson Meredith Wilson Boyhood Home 1902-1919 Mason City
40°43′58″N 95°02′20″W / 40.7327329°N 95.0388017°W / 40.7327329; -95.0388017		 Wilson's birthplace home. Wilson wrote The Music Man (1957), and his boyhood home stands beside "Music Man Square", a replica exhibit of Main Street in River City as it looked in the early 1900s.[12]

Minnesota

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
Bob Dylan (1) Bob Dylan Childhood Home 1948-1959 Hibbing
47°25′21″N 92°56′02″W / 47.422417°N 92.9337985°W / 47.422417; -92.9337985		 Childhood home of Dylan, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.[13] Though privately owned, it is occasionally open for tours.[14]
Prince Paisley Park c. 2010-2016 Chanhassen
44°51′42″N 93°33′38″W / 44.8616656°N 93.560672°W / 44.8616656; -93.560672		 Opened in 1987 as a recording studio owned by Prince; Prince lived at the property for several years before his death.[15][16]

Mississippi

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
Elvis Presley (1) Elvis Presley Birthplace 1935-1938 Tupelo
34°15′36″N 88°40′48″W / 34.2599715°N 88.6799394°W / 34.2599715; -88.6799394		 Presley was born in this house, which is now the centerpiece of the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Park.[17]

Missouri

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
Scott Joplin Scott Joplin House State Historic Site 1901-1903 St. Louis
38°38′13″N 90°12′51″W / 38.6370177°N 90.2142409°W / 38.6370177; -90.2142409		 Joplin wrote "The Entertainer" while living in the house.[18]

New York

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong House 1943-1971 Queens
40°45′16″N 73°51′42″W / 40.7545676°N 73.8615434°W / 40.7545676; -73.8615434		 Armstrong lived at the property for much of his professional career; now open as a museum.[19]
Bob Dylan (2), The Band Big Pink 1967 Saugerties
42°04′40″N 74°03′05″W / 42.0777982°N 74.0513024°W / 42.0777982; -74.0513024		 Dylan and The Band recorded The Basement Tapes here in 1967. The Band's first album, Music From Big Pink (1968), was partially written at the property. The site is currently an Airbnb.[20]

North Dakota

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
Peggy Lee Midland Continental Depot Transportation Museum Featuring Peggy Lee 1934-1937 Wimbledon
47°10′07″N 98°27′33″W / 47.168619°N 98.4591106°W / 47.168619; -98.4591106		 Lee, whose father was a depot agent, lived and worked at Wimbledon's Midland Continental Railroad Depot. The depot now houses an exhibit on her life and the history of the railroad.[21]

Pennsylvania

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
Marian Anderson Marian Anderson House 1924-1943 Philadelphia
39°56′32″N 75°10′29″W / 39.942272°N 75.174843°W / 39.942272; -75.174843		 Anderson purchased the house in 1924; it stands across the street from the Union Baptist Church, where she sang as a child.[22] The house currently operates as a museum.

Tennessee

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
Elvis Presley (2) Elvis Presley House 1956-1957 Memphis
35°06′12″N 89°55′11″W / 35.103344°N 89.919781°W / 35.103344; -89.919781		 Before moving to Graceland, Presley and his parents lived in this house, which is not open to the public. The house was purchased in part by the royalties made from Presley's single "Heartbreak Hotel".[23]
Elvis Presley (3) Graceland 1957-1977 Memphis
35°02′45″N 90°01′23″W / 35.0457404°N 90.0230725°W / 35.0457404; -90.0230725		 Graceland is the second most-visited house museum in the United States,[24] having been visited by many celebrities and world leaders.[25]

Virginia

MusicianImageResidenceYearsCoordinatesNotes
A.P. Carter A.P. Carter Birthplace Cabin 1891-c. 1920s Hiltons
36°40′06″N 82°24′46″W / 36.668288°N 82.412878°W / 36.668288; -82.412878		 A.P. Carter, the patriarch of the Carter Family, was born and raised in this cabin,[26] which is now a part of the Carter Family Fold concert venue.

References

  1. ↑ "Hank Williams, sr. Boyhood Home & Museum". Hank Williams Festival. Accessed May 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Part I: Surviving the Depression in Arkansas | Johnny Cash: Arkansas Icon". ualrexhibits.org. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ Schling, Dorothy (February 18, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Charles Ives House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  5. ↑ {{cite web|last=West |first=Kristen |title=The Big House |publisher=The Big House Foundation |url=http://www.thebighousemuseum.org/history.htm |accessdate=2009-05-03 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429065212/http://www.thebighousemuseum.org/history.htm
  6. ↑ Kelley, BriAsia. "Little Richard’s childhood home in Macon serves as museum and neighborhood hub". WPGA. Published February 13, 2026. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026.
  7. ↑ Neumann, Sean. "History". americanfootball.house. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (26 August 2024). "American Football House Available to Rent on Airbnb". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "What's That Building? The Home Of The Jackson 5". WBEZ. May 11, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Everly Brothers Childhood Home". Travel Iowa. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026.
  11. ↑ "GLENN MILLER BIRTHPLACE". Glenn Miller Birthplace Society. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Meredith Willson (1902-1984) - Mason City's Music Man". Visit Mason City. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026.
  13. ↑ The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 nobelprize.org
  14. ↑ "Bob Dylan’s Childhood Home in Hibbing, Minnesota". Discover the Range. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026.
  15. ↑ Levy, Joe. "Prince: Remembering the Rock Star, Funk Lord, Provocateur, Genius". Rolling Stone. Published May 4, 2016. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026.
  16. ↑ Genai, Shanelle and Johnson, Angela. "A Look Inside Prince’s Famous Paisley Park Mansion in Minnesota". The Root. Published April 17, 2026. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Elvis and the Blues". Mississippi Blues Trail. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Scott Joplin House State Historic Site". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  19. ↑ Dolkart, Andrew S. & Postal, Matthew A.; Guide to New York City Landmarks, 3rd Edition; New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004. ISBN 0-471-36900-4; p.283.
  20. ↑ Kreps, Daniel. "Bob Dylan and the Band’s ‘Big Pink’ House Opened as Vacation Rental". Rolling Stone. Published August 29, 2015. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Midland Continental Depot Transportation Museum Featuring Peggy Lee". NDTourism. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026.
  22. ↑ "National Marian Anderson Museum". Visit Philadelphia. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Elvis First Home 1034 Audubon Drive Sold on eBay for $905,100". Elvis Presley News. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  24. ↑ Cole, Regina. "The Dichotomy Of Elvis' Graceland, America's True House Museum". Forbes. Published August 9, 2018. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026.
  25. ↑ Anderson, Zac (March 23, 2026). "Ain't no friend of mine? Trump muses about fighting Elvis during Graceland tour". USA Today.
  26. ↑ Plaque at the Carter Family Fold, archived on the Historical Marker Database. Published July 19, 2023. Accessed digitally May 13, 2026.
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