Alexander Inn on endangered places list again
The Alexander Inn in Oak Ridge has again been named an endangered place in East Tennessee. The vacant, two-story hotel was included on a list of 17 endangered places released by the East Tennessee...
View ArticleCompany closes deal on Alexander Inn, plans to use for assisted living center
It’s been in the works for months, and officials announced on Tuesday that a local company has purchased the historic but rundown Alexander Inn. Family Pride Corp. plans to convert the vacant two-story...
View ArticleEast Tennessee nonprofit has estate sale at Alexander Inn on May 25
An East Tennessee nonprofit organization will have an estate sale at the Alexander Inn on May 25. The historic two-story hotel, unused for about two decades, is being converted into an assisted living...
View ArticleWith renovations under way, hundreds shop at Alexander Inn estate sale
Renovations have started at the historic Alexander Inn, and on Saturday, hundreds of people shopped at an estate sale at the vacant, two-story hotel, taking advantage of an unprecedented opportunity to...
View ArticleFinal sale day at Alexander Inn
The first estate sale at the Alexander Inn was very popular, and now the East Tennessee Preservation Alliance plans to have a second. It will be this Saturday, and the ETPA said it’s the second and...
View ArticleAlexander Inn ballroom demolished as renovation work begins
Workers have demolished the ballroom at the historic but dilapidated Alexander Inn as part of a project to convert the vacant two-story hotel into an assisted living center. There are about a dozen...
View ArticleOfficials to offer update on Alexander Inn project tonight
Rick Dover, general manager of the company converting the historic Alexander Inn into an assisted living center, will provide an update on the project during an Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation...
View ArticleTwo AC properties receive East Tennessee Preservation Awards
Two Anderson County properties were among a dozen that received East Tennessee Preservation Awards on Friday. The two properties are The Hemlocks and 101 West Norris, the East Tennessee Preservation...
View ArticleAlexander Inn groundbreaking, press conference Thursday
Local, state, and federal officials will join nonprofit and business executives for a formal groundbreaking and press conference on Thursday at the historic Alexander Inn, which is being converted into...
View ArticleAlexander Inn groundbreaking, press conference
Local, state, and federal officials will join nonprofit and business executives for a formal groundbreaking and press conference at 10 a.m. at the historic Alexander Inn, which is being converted into...
View ArticleOfficials celebrate conversion of historic hotel to assisted living center
Top military leaders and scientists once stayed at this historic two-story hotel in the heart of Oak Ridge, and now it’s being converted into an assisted living center. The $5.5 million renovation of...
View ArticleDOE, UCOR demolish last piece of K-25, once the world’s largest building
It was once the world’s largest building under one roof, built by the U.S. government in less than two years as part of a top-secret race to build the world’s first atomic bombs during World War II....
View ArticleGov. Haslam supports national preservation award for Alexander Inn
Gov. Bill Haslam is supporting a nomination for a national historic preservation award for a project converting the Alexander Inn in Oak Ridge into an assisted living center. Knox Heritage and East...
View ArticleAlexander Inn removed from endangered places list
Note: This story was updated at 3:37 p.m. The Alexander Inn, a historic Oak Ridge hotel being converted into an assisted living center, has been removed from an annual list of endangered places in East...
View ArticleAlexander Inn, Family Pride to receive historic preservation award
The company converting a historic two-story hotel in Jackson Square into an assisted living center will receive a historic preservation award on Thursday. The award presentation will be held at the...
View ArticleTwo Anderson County properties receive preservation awards
Two Anderson County properties have received preservation awards from the East Tennessee Preservation Alliance. The Anderson County award winners were CapitalMark Bank and Trust, and Jon Overton Log...
View ArticleAlexander Guest House renovation restores grandeur at historic hotel
It’s been a dream for years, and now the preservation and transformation of the former Alexander Inn is nearly complete. The two-year, $8 million construction and renovation project is almost...
View ArticleThursday ribbon-cutting for historic hotel converted into assisted living center
A ribbon-cutting ceremony has been scheduled for Thursday evening at The Alexander Guest House, a historic hotel converted into an assisted living center. The ceremony is scheduled from 5:30 to 6:30...
View ArticleDover Development wins national preservation award for Alexander Inn
Rick Dover and Dover Development of Knoxville have won a national preservation award for their work to convert the historic Alexander Inn, a dilapidated, vacant two-story hotel in Oak Ridge, into the...
View ArticleOliver Springs Depot one of eight endangered historic properties; Magnet...
The Oliver Springs Southern Railroad Depot is one of eight historic sites included on the Endangered 8 list announced by East Tennessee Preservation Alliance, or ETPA, on Monday. The alliance said...
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