Lake Crescent Lodge

Avery and Julia Singer began building at Barnes Point on the south shore of Lake Crescent in 1914, opening Singer's Tavern in 1915. The two-story main building, constructed of locally milled timber, drew on Arts and Crafts design principles and Roycroft-inspired furnishings. In the fall of 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt spent the night here, discussed the proposed Olympic National Park with Park Service and Forest Service advisors and two Washington senators, and following his tour of the Peninsula signed authorization for its creation in 1938. The National Park Service eventually acquired the lodge and its property. The historic district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.