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1117: 72: 269:-inspired furnishings. The main living room featured a large stone fireplace, giving on to a porch overlooking the lake. Guest rooms were located upstairs. Lodge guests were offered modern conveniences, a restaurant, and many recreational and evening activities. Additional accommodations were available in the cottages and tent cabins. Julia Singer planted an ornamental garden, which has matured and which contributes to the hotel's ambiance, together with a small golf course, a vegetable garden and fruit trees. 331:
old-growth forest with rainforest ferns, cedars and fir trees. The irregularly shaped lodge is about 57 feet (17 m) by 36 feet (11 m) with an enclosed porch on the north side and an open porch on the east side. The main lodge is 2-1/2 stories, with a one-story dining room. The wood-frame lodge is covered with wood shingle siding and a wood-shingled roof. The porch windows feature a complex and finely subdivided mullion pattern in three stages, with smaller panes in each higher stage.
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on the south shore of the lake adjacent to Barnes Creek, named after the first homestead built there in the 1890s. This shore is also home to the Olympic Park Institute. Both are situated at the foot of Mount Storm King and encircled with the Olympic Mountain Chain. The Lodge is situated amidst an
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initiative proposed the lodge's demolition and replacement with modern facilities. A number of accessory buildings were removed, but the main lodge was spared, though motel-style units were constructed nearby. Several cabins were replaced with newer units of similar character. Lake Crescent Lodge is
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was completed in 1922, automobiles quickly became the most popular form of transportation to the Lodge. A railroad was also constructed on the opposite side of the lake but was never used for passengers. Completed in 1919, the line was engineered to ship logs for airplane manufacturing during World
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The Singers sold the property in 1927 to the Seattle Trust Company and from there it passed to Walter and Bessie Bovee. The events of the 1930s greatly impacted the Lodge and the entire region around the lake. In the latter half of that decade, members of Congress proposed the establishment of a
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In 1914 Avery and Julia Singer built a small hotel and cottages at Barnes Point on the shore of Lake Crescent, opening Singer's Tavern in 1915. At the time of its opening, the Tavern consisted of seven Lodge rooms, five of which are still in use today, and a series of cottages, spending nearly $
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Walter and Bessie Bovee took ownership and brought the Lodge back to life in the 1940s. They expanded the Lodge and offered many recreational activities, including renting out boats and canoes. A shoreline area called Bovee's Meadow, accessible by a short trail from the Lodge, is a popular
1232: 1217: 305:. Following his tour of the Peninsula, the President signed authorization for the creation of Olympic National Park in 1938, which encompassed the Lake Crescent property. Cottages built in the following decade were consequently named the Roosevelt Cabins. 1143: 1041: 986: 244:. The Lodge resort is open seasonally from early May until the end of January with select cabins available during the winter months. Hiking and boating are popular activities for guests, and several peaks, including Mount Storm King and 1086: 1066: 996: 1081: 1061: 1051: 1031: 1011: 976: 971: 951: 894: 1237: 1101: 1096: 1076: 1071: 1036: 1021: 961: 956: 941: 1106: 1056: 1046: 1006: 991: 936: 931: 926: 1026: 1016: 981: 966: 946: 921: 1091: 1001: 1202: 863: 265:
50,000 on the construction and furnishing of the hotel. The two-story main building was built of locally milled timber, its bungalow-like design influenced by Arts and Crafts design principles, and complemented by
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The historic district comprises 11 buildings on the lakeshore. The lodge, pier foundations and three cabins are original structures, while seven cabins were rebuilt to complement the earlier buildings.
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the next day. While he was at Singer's Tavern, Roosevelt discussed the proposed Olympic National Park with Park Service and Forest Service advisors, and with Washington senators
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large national park encompassing the central, mountainous region of the Olympic Peninsula, and, as a result, the Lodge received its most notable guest,
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recreational area. The lodge remained an inholding through the 1940s, when several new lodges and addition to the main lodge were built. In 1951 the
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has become a popular hiking location, accessible by East Beach Road, and remnants of the original railroad can still be seen.
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operated by Aramark and opened seasonally from early May through January with select cabins open through winter.
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Singer's Lake Crescent Tavern, Barnes Point, Lake Crescent, Port Angeles vicinity, Clallam County, WA
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
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Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
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For the first six years of operation, guests of Singer's Tavern arrived by
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Olympic National Park
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War I but opened only weeks before the war ended. Since then, the
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National Register of Historic Places in Clallam County, Washington
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National Register of Historic Places in Olympic National Park
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Singer's Lake Crescent Tavern, Outdoor Recreation Building
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Buildings and structures in Clallam County, Washington
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Singer's Lake Crescent Tavern, Storage Building-Garage
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bought the lodge and its property for $ 95,000. The
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Graphic Arts Books. p. 69. 326:Lake Crescent Lodge is located at 14: 1122: 1115: 77: 70: 360:, also located on Barnes Point 338:The district was added to the 192: 1: 732:Singer's Lake Crescent Tavern 218:Singer's Lake Crescent Tavern 29:Singer's Lake Crescent Tavern 1208:Resorts in the United States 519:at the National Park Service 236:, the Lodge is owned by the 18:United States historic place 1139:National Historic Landmarks 697:Graves Creek Ranger Station 256:, and Barnes Creek Trails. 1259: 815:North Fork Sol Duc Shelter 405:Barnes, Christine (2008). 1152: 1113: 858: 835:Storm King Ranger Station 765:Dodger Point Fire Lookout 616:HABS No. WA-186-M, " 609:HABS No. WA-186-L, " 602:HABS No. WA-186-K, " 595:HABS No. WA-186-J, " 588:HABS No. WA-186-I, " 581:HABS No. WA-186-H, " 574:HABS No. WA-186-G, " 567:HABS No. WA-186-F, " 560:HABS No. WA-186-E, " 553:HABS No. WA-186-D, " 546:HABS No. WA-186-C, " 539:HABS No. WA-186-B, " 532:HABS No. WA-186-A, " 525:(HABS) No. WA-186, " 454:. 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Located on the 174:Bungalow/craftsman 1185: 1184: 1172:Historic district 870: 869: 800:Humes Ranch Cabin 702:Kestner Homestead 503:Barnes, pp. 76-77 458:on April 21, 2014 416:978-0-88240-737-1 230:Olympic Peninsula 211: 210: 1250: 1126: 1125: 1119: 1118: 897: 890: 883: 874: 648: 641: 634: 625: 504: 501: 495: 490: 479: 468: 467: 465: 463: 448: 442: 439: 430: 427: 421: 420: 402: 396: 395: 378: 246:Pyramid Mountain 240:and operated by 194: 166: 164: 143: 142: 140: 139: 138: 133: 129: 126: 125: 124: 121: 81: 80: 74: 61: 21: 1258: 1257: 1253: 1252: 1251: 1249: 1248: 1247: 1188: 1187: 1186: 1181: 1148: 1127: 1123: 1121: 1120: 1116: 1111: 913: 906: 901: 871: 866: 854: 850:Wendel Property 810:Michael's Cabin 736: 668: 661: 652: 513: 508: 507: 502: 498: 481: 480: 471: 461: 459: 450: 449: 445: 440: 433: 428: 424: 417: 404: 403: 399: 394:. 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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Lake Crescent Lodge is located in Washington (state)
Lake Crescent
Port Angeles
Olympic National Park
48°03′26″N 123°47′57″W / 48.05726°N 123.79915°W / 48.05726; -123.79915
MPS
Olympic National Park MPS
07000724
Lake Crescent
Port Angeles, Washington
Olympic Peninsula
Olympic National Park
National Park Service
Aramark
Pyramid Mountain
Marymere Falls
Spruce Railroad
Roycroft
ferry
Olympic Highway
Spruce Railroad Trail
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lake Quinault Lodge
Monrad Wallgren
Homer T. Bone
National Park Service
Mission 66

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