Shotgun homes as they were called were a common type of architectural in the south for many years between the Civil War and the Great Depression years.
The name ‘shotgun’ house comes from the fact you can see through the house from the front door to the back door like looking through the barrel of a shotgun.
These small rectangular houses were built for the less fortunate and usually in the low economic “black” areas in the south.
Elvis’ home was only two rooms; a kitchen and a bedroom.
No bathroom was installed. Elvis and his family used a communal outhouse.
Elvis and his family only lived in this house for a few years because of lack of money.
The family remained in Tupelo until Elvis was 13 and moved several times during this period due to poverty.
