Bothell – The Lodge at Saint Edward State Park

August 4, 2022

Set among 300+ forested acres above Lake Washington, the 1931 St. Edward Seminary complex became the heart of Saint Edward State Park when the Archdiocese sold the property to Washington State Parks in 1977. Designed in a restrained Romanesque/Art Deco style, the brick main building and its axial lawns are a landmark of the Kenmore/Bothell shoreline.

After decades of limited use, a public‑private partnership restored the main seminary into a boutique hotel that opened in 2021 as The Lodge at Saint Edward State Park. Trails, public art, and preserved interiors now draw visitors for both nature and architecture—where cloistered halls once trained clergy, guests wander galleries and gardens.