The Elvis House

Located at 2807 Laskar Ave, Waco, TX 76707.

Whenever I simply look at this house, it still today, reminds me of Elvis Presley.

In the early 1950s, when Elvis was just trying to break into the music world, he met a Dallas radio DJ named Eddie Fadal. In 1956, Eddie lived in Waco and went to Elvis’s show at the Heart of Texas Coliseum (today, the Extraco Events Center) to see if the star remembered him. After navigating around a crowd of fans and convincing Elvis’s bodyguards to tell Elvis a man named Eddie Fadal had come to see him, Elvis welcomed him with open arms. Eddie offered to have Elvis over after the show for a midnight snack, and he took him up on the offer. Elvis and the band rolled up to Eddie’s house late that night with their instruments strapped to the roof of their car, and a surprised Mrs. LaNelle Fadal scrambled to serve the boys a delicious meal. Little did the Fadals know, that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

In the 1950s when Elvis Presley was at the height of his popularity, he visited this Waco home to unwind. In fact, Elvis’s presence did not go unnoticed around town. Word sometimes spread quickly if a neighbor caught a glimpse of a black Cadillac pulling up to the Fadals’ home.  This house became known as Elvis', "home away from home."

The house, built in 1924, has been reborn as a vacation rental decorated in Elvis-era furnishings and has not changed much since Elvis graced its halls.  The house has been updated with recessed lighting, stainless steel appliances, and a well-equipped kitchen.

Guests may enjoy the entire home, listen to vintage vinyl on the 1960s Seeburg record changing console in the Elvis Room, mix a drink in the bar or kick back and relax with a movie after a busy day. There is also an original Sony three-screen TV identical in every way to the one Elvis once owned. These sets were given as gifts to US Senators, President Kennedy, and of course, Elvis.