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Babahatchie Inn

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtOakdale, TN

Completed YMCA retrofit; no development opportunity available. · summary, model-written

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Place

Shrinking county

This site: -1.9% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …one of the nation's largest YMCA facilities, with 1,500 beds and its own library and clinic record · all sites with this

New use

Civic and government

This site: …tion's largest YMCA facilities, with 1,500 beds and its own library and clinic newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Education

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Medical and health

This site: …st YMCA facilities, with 1,500 beds and its own library and clinic newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	education, healthcare, otherWikipedia no source
What is there now	one of the nation's largest YMCA facilities, with 1,500 beds and its own library and clinicnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Morgan County (TN), 2024	0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 0 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	231 jobs in 33 establishments; average annual pay $25,791; employment location quotient 0.74; employment +6.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	43 jobs; 6 in retail trade, 0 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 47129110500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 39th income percentile as adults; 1.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (612 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 98% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 21.0%; median family income $56,402; 392 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Morgan County School District (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation	852 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	63 county-logged events: 40 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 6 flash flood, 5 flood; $563,000 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 37829, 2026-09	median list price $298,000 (-52.3% on the year); 7 active listings; median 40 days on market; 38% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	37 establishments (+12%); 245 jobs (-0%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $210,307 (+4% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	1,881 vehicles a day on 299 (major collector, 2 lanes); 62 trucks; 14 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Babahatchie Inn (Oakdale, TN) opened as a hotel in 1880. It was converted to a YMCA facility with 1,500 beds, a library, and clinic. The retrofit is complete and verified as 'built' in the record. The site is no longer an opportunity for new development (opp_score: 0.0; reason: 'retrofit already built').

Why. The 'after_notes' confirms the YMCA is operational. The 'strategy' field lists 'reinhabit' (matching the new uses: education/healthcare), but the 'opp_score' explicitly states no current development potential. Peer analysis shows similar retrofits (e.g., TriCounty Mall, 22 km away), but this site is already converted.

Where it stands. Located in Oakdale, TN (Morgan County). No active permits or development activity recorded (2023–2024 permit data: 0 units/value). Context data (e.g., housing market, traffic) is provided but not relevant to the site's current status as a completed retrofit. Verified status is 'draft'.

For a planner

Already converted to a functional YMCA facility
No development opportunity exists per record
Peer context shows similar reinhabited sites in TN, but this is not a project

For a developer

Not available for new development (retrofit complete)
No current market data indicates opportunity
Peer examples are other completed retrofits, not active projects

What we do not know yet

No closure date or conversion timeline provided
No parcel details or deal history in record
Draft verification status may require confirmation

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TriCounty Mall, Oak Ridge, TN · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in TN; 22 km away
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History and original facts

Original developer	The railroadnewtypes-extraction
County	Morgan County
Census division	6 · East South Central
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Babahatchie Inn, originally a hotel built by the railroad, was converted into a large YMCA facility in Oakdale, Tennessee in 1905.

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Timeline

1880 Opened

Sources

Oakdale, Tennessee · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Babahatchie Inn

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Babahatchie Inn, Oakdale, TN." Record n-a22fe8da65, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/tn/oakdale-babahatchie-inn/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_oakdalebabahatchieinn,
  title = {Babahatchie Inn, Oakdale, TN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/tn/oakdale-babahatchie-inn/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-a22fe8da65, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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