Lake Crescent Lodge

Avery and Julia Singer opened Singer's Lake Crescent Tavern on the south shore of Lake Crescent in 1915, spending nearly $50,000 on construction and furnishings. The two-story main building — locally milled timber, Arts and Crafts in design, Roycroft-inspired inside — still stands. Franklin D. Roosevelt spent the night here in the fall of 1937, discussed the proposed national park with advisors and Washington senators, and signed Olympic National Park into existence the following year. The lodge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and remains open today.