Oak Ridge in Anderson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Guest House

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2017

1. The Guest House Marker

Inscription. The Guest House provided accommodations for visitors to the Clinton Engineering Works (Oak Ridge) during the time of the Manhattan Project, which led to the development of the atomic bomb. The Guest House hosted such dignitaries as physicists J. Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi and Secretary of War Henry Stimson.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1D 25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list.

Location. 36° 1.739′ N, 84° 14.47′ W. Marker is in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in Anderson County. It is at the intersection of Kentucky Avenue and Broadway Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Kentucky Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oak Ridge TN 37830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in Greater Knoxville.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically

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in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named The Guest House (a few steps from this marker); From Little Boy to Big Fun (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapel on the Hill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Chapel-on-the-Hill (about 400 feet away); Jackson Square (about 400 feet away); Historic Oak Ridge Playhouse (about 400 feet away); Integration of Oak Ridge Schools (about 600 feet away); The Dormitories of Manhattan Project (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Ridge.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2017

2. The Guest House Marker

Construction of The Guest House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 9, 2015

3. Construction of The Guest House

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 581 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on March 3, 2018, by Ray Smith of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 1, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.