Oak Ridge Flat Top
by Paul Mashburn
Title
Oak Ridge Flat Top
Artist
Paul Mashburn
Medium
Photograph - Prints
Description
At a cost of around $3400 each, 1622 of these Type B-1 Houses, with 576 square feet of living space, were built in Oak Ridge between 1943 and 1945 to house some of the 75,000 people working at the plants.
The Type B-1 House had 2 bedrooms, one bath, a kitchen with extended pantry, and a living room.
Obviously, the houses got their name from the flat roofs. Some of these still stand today. This "flat top" house was originally located at #68 West Outer Drive.
Me and my family also lived in one of these houses in the late 40s and early 50s. I have some memories of those days.
It was sold in 1950 and used as a summer home in a nearby town. The family recently donated it to the AMSE Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Go to www.amse.org/ and take a tour of the museum.
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February 24th, 2012
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