Goethestrasse 14, Historic residential building in Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Goethestrasse 14 is a four-story residential building in Bad Nauheim with symmetrical windows and ornamental stone details on its facade. The architectural design shows the craftsmanship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries with careful attention to decorative elements throughout.
The house became known worldwide because Elvis Presley lived there from 3 February 1959 to 2 March 1960, during his US Army service at the Ray Barracks in Friedberg. He rented it after disputes with the owner of Hotel Grunewald over noise and besieging fans. In 1959 the house received a visit from a son of the Saudi king Ibn Saud, and on 13 September 1959 Presley met the 14-year-old Priscilla there for the first time. Around 1985 the property passed to a doctor's family, who removed reminders of the singer.
The building stands on Goethestrasse, a street named after German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, representing the city's connection to literature and arts.
The building sits within walking distance of Bad Nauheim's spa park and thermal baths. You can easily explore the surrounding area on foot and reach all the wellness facilities nearby.
The wooden fence around the garden was repainted several times a year because fans left countless love messages on it; shirts were even taken from the clothesline behind the house. The ground-floor shutters stayed closed day and night because onlookers peered through the windows.
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