In 1917, Los Alamos consisted of a large successful ranch, when A.J. Connell, one of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders came to open a school for boys. He worked with an architect to design the distinctive look
of the Fuller Lodge (pictured) and all of the teacher's cottages and support buildings. They were all designed with the vertical logs and stone fireplaces and additions. These were all the buildings that became the foundation of the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bomb. The U.S. Government took over all of the buildings on the site in 1943. The town was a complete secret from the rest of the world until the Atomic Energy Commision agreed to begin selling the property to individuals in 1957.
of the Fuller Lodge (pictured) and all of the teacher's cottages and support buildings. They were all designed with the vertical logs and stone fireplaces and additions. These were all the buildings that became the foundation of the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bomb. The U.S. Government took over all of the buildings on the site in 1943. The town was a complete secret from the rest of the world until the Atomic Energy Commision agreed to begin selling the property to individuals in 1957.
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