Pictured above during a ribbon-cutting and open house at the Alexander Guest House on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, are former Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan, left; Rick Dover of Dover Development, the East Tennessee company that converted the historic two-story hotel into an assisted living center; and Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, November 5, celebrated the conversion of the former Alexander Inn, a historic two-story hotel in central Oak Ridge, into an assisted living center called Alexander Guest House.
The ceremony, which was organized by the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, included an open house. Guests toured the new 64-apartment assisted living center, which is located at 210 East Madison Road in Jackson Square.
Preserving the former Alexander Inn had been a dream for years, and those who have toured the two-year, $8 million conversion, completed by Dover Development of East Tennessee, have described it as “lovely” and “absolutely tremendous,†among other superlatives.
Once known as the Guest House, the former Alexander Inn was built as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project during World War II, and top scientists and dignitaries once stayed there. Now, future residents are reserving rooms to live there. The Alexander Guest House includes an 18-unit first-floor memory care wing for residents with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
The Alexander Guest House could become part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park approved by Congress in 2014, signed into law by President Barack Obama in December, and formally established on Tuesday, November 10, 2015.
Here are photos from last week’s ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house. See more photos and information from a September media tour here.
Call (865) 399-2891 or visit alexanderoakridge.com for more information about Alexander Guest House or to have a private tour.
A model apartment at the Alexander Guest House, which converted a historic two-story hotel into an assisted living center. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
A ribbon-cutting on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, celebrated the conversion of the former Alexander Inn, a historic two-story hotel, into an assisted living center called Alexander Guest House. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Guests are pictured in the cafeteria at the Alexander Guest House, which converted a historic two-story hotel into an assisted living center, during a ribbon-cutting and open house on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Pictured above during a ribbon-cutting and open house at the Alexander Guest House on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, are Mick Wiest, left, and Bobbie Martin of the Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association, which had lobbied to preserve the former Alexander Inn. The Alexander Guest House converted the historic two-story hotel into an assisted living center at Jackson Square. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Pictures of historic events adorn the walls at Alexander Guest House, which converted a historic two-story hotel into an assisted living center at Jackson Square. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Guests toured the Alexander Guest House during a ribbon-cutting and open house on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. The Alexander Guest House converted a historic two-story hotel into an assisted living center at Jackson Square. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Pictured above during a ribbon-cutting and open house at the Alexander Guest House on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, are Anderson County Commissioner Theresa Scott, right, and Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board member Phil Yager. The Alexander Guest House converted a historic two-story hotel into an assisted living center at Jackson Square. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Guests toured the Alexander Guest House during a ribbon-cutting and open house on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. The Alexander Guest House converted a historic two-story hotel into an assisted living center at Jackson Square. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
A private dining room at the Alexander Guest House, which converted a historic two-story hotel into an assisted living center. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
More information will be added as it becomes available.
Copyright 2015 Oak Ridge Today. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Leave a Reply