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Lake Quinault Lodge
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| Location: | South Shore Rd., Lake Quinault, Washington |
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| Area: | 3.1 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Built: | 1926 |
| Architect: | Reamer, Robert Chambers |
| Architectural style: | Colonial Revival, Rustic |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
98000846 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 09, 1998 |
The Lake Quinault Lodge was built in 1926 in Olympic National Forest in Washington, USA. The hotel was designed by Robert Reamer, a Seattle architect, in a rustic style reminiscent of Reamer's work at the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park. It is a notable example of a rustic wilderness lodging, suited to its woodland environment on the southern side of the Olympic Mountains.
The two-story wood frame structure replaced a previous building on the site that was built by Jack Ewell for the Olson family in 1903. The Olsons sold their interest in the property to the Seaman family. In 1924 the original hotel burned. Its replacement was funded by lumberman Ralph Emerson of Hoquiam. Reamer was associated with the contractor, the Metropolitan Building Company, and the company's construction superintendent was Roy Garrison, who had previously worked with Reamer. Work started on June 9, 1926, and was complete fifty-three days later, on August 18, 1926.[2]
The Lake Quinault Lodge is an informal retreat, similar in nature to the Rosemary Inn and Singer's Ttavern (also known as the Lake Crescent Lodge). The roughly V-shaped main lodge is centered on a lobby at the angle of the V, with a masonry fireplace as its focus, overlooking the lake. Dormers and a cupola in the steep roof emphasize the central wing. The hotel is a 2-1/2 story wood-frame structure clad in cedar shingles. The extremities of the wings project over sloping ground, creating a three-story facade at the ends. The walls of the upper floor project slightly outward from the ground floor, and are capped with a steeply-sloping roof housing an attic floor. Large expanses of windows face in either direction from the lobby. Two smaller 1-1/2 story wings extend from the reception side, framing the entrance court, with an entry porch at the end of one wing. The interior features expanses of smooth, finished timbers supporting the upper floor, which is itself finished timber. The chimney is decorated with a totem pole-shaped rain gauge that measures rainfall in feet.[2]
The Lake Quinault Lodge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 1998.[1]
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