Saint Edward State Park
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Saint Edward State Park
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| location | King County , Washington , USA | |
| surface | 128 ha | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 44 ' N , 122 ° 15' W | |
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| Setup date | 1977 | |
The Saint Edward State Park is a 316 acre (128 ha) large park in Kenmore and Kirkland in King County in the State of Washington . It is part of the Washington State Park system . Prior to the establishment of a Catholic seminary and later designation as a state park , the area was cleared in the 19th century and again in the 1920s. A number of paths that can be used by cyclists and walkers run through the park. The tree population consists primarily of coastal Douglas fir , giant arborvitae , Oregon maple , American strawberry tree and West American hemlock . The dense undergrowth consists of many types of fern (mainly Western American sword fern ), shrubs and mosses . It is bounded to the west by the undeveloped shores of Lake Washington . The park surrounds the Saint Thomas Center , which is home to Bastyr University .
history
From the 1920s through 1977, the land of Saint Edward State Park belonged to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle . From 1931 it was expanded and used as a theological seminary of the Sulpizians . The St. Edward Seminary building was constructed in 1931, followed by the Saint Thomas Seminary (1958) and the indoor swimming pool (1969). Due to the declining number of students, the seminars were closed in 1977. Most of the land was sold to Washington State with the help of then Governor Dixy Lee Ray .
The rest of the land with the Saint Thomas Seminary (today: Saint Thomas Center) remained in the property of the Archdiocese until November 2005, when the tenant, Bastyr University, completed the purchase of the property.
Facilities
Saint Edward Seminary
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| location | Kenmore , King County , Washington , USA | ||
| Coordinates | 47 ° 43 ′ 49 ″ N , 122 ° 15 ′ 22 ″ W. | ||
| surface | 129 | ||
| architect | Graham, John Sr.; Lance, McGuire & Muri, et al. | ||
| Architectural style | Romanesque | ||
| NRHP number | 07000137 | ||
| The NRHP added | March 8, 2007 | ||
The most outstanding property in the park is the St. Edward Seminary , which has been on the Washington State Heritage Register since 1997 and on the National Register of Historic Places since March 2007 . The maintenance of this large historic building has been neglected in recent years. It is currently not accessible to the public, except for special events, e.g. B. the refectory is rented for an event.
More buildings
The Carole Ann Wald Memorial Pool , built in the late 1960s with donations from a family of a seminarist and named after his sister and the donor's daughter, is one of the other facilities in the park. The hall was recently operated by concessionaires and closed on December 31, 2009; since then it has been waiting for a new operator and / or a larger support consortium from the neighborhood of the park, the communities or other sponsors.
The City of Kenmore, Evergreen Health and Bastyr University supported the operation of the swimming pool between 2003 and 2009, but this partnership has only been continued by Evergreen Health and Bastyr University since 2009.
The sports hall and an open-air cult room ("the Grotto") originally date from the 1930s. There is a baseball and soccer field to the south of the seminar building .
The park boasts the largest playground in the state, built primarily by volunteers in 2003. It was named one of the top five playgrounds in Washington in 2009.
The park is only intended for daytime use, camping is not permitted. Dogs are allowed in Saint Edward State Park, but state law requires permanent leashes no longer than 8 ft (2 m).
Interest groups
A local advocacy group, Citizens for Saint Edward State Park , was established to maintain the park for recreational purposes.
Another group, the Saint Edward Environmental Learning Center (SEELC), was founded to sustainably shape the future protection of the park, promote community collaboration and provide innovative educational opportunities for all age groups. The Kenmore Reporter supported the SEELC 's A Midsummer Night's Dream production as part of its environmental education program, which consists of a series of events held annually between spring and fall.
renovation
A land-use planning project in the park started in 2005, driven by Washington State Parks. The project, also known as Classification and Management Planning (CAMP) , aims at visitors, natural and cultural resources, building use, recreational areas and hiking trails and other areas of interest for the community and customers.
A proposal by McMenamins, a hotel and brewery company active in the Pacific Northwest , to convert the main building into a hotel with a restaurant and conference center was withdrawn in 2007 due to opposition from the Citizens for Saint Edward Park.
The state government reserved USD 500,000 to assess the declining usability of the seminar building and an additional USD 500,000 for the most necessary and postponed maintenance of the building.
With a recently available injection of funds, the State Parks began a tendering process for architectural offices for timely evaluation in spring 2007 , which should enable a wide range of possible future uses. Bassetti Architects was chosen to evaluate the seminar building and propose a solution.
The Friends of Saint Edward State Park and the Kenmore Heritage Society started a collaboration in 2010 on an educational trail in which KHS contributed its experience with the Kenmore History Path in Log Boom Park.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Washington State Parks: Saint Edward State Park . Washington State Parks. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ↑ a b c Your guide to Saint Edward State Park , Volume document P&R 45-87000-1. Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission, February 2002.
- ↑ St. Edward Playground . In: The Seattle Times .
- ↑ Best of Western Washington: Best Playground . king5.com. 2009. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
- ↑ About us . seelc.org. Archived from the original on September 2, 2009.
- ↑ Article . Kenmore reporter. 2008. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Saint Edward State Park planning . Washington State Parks. Archived from the original on June 22, 2006. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 8, 2006.
- ↑ Casey McNerthney: Neighbors oppose McMenamins' plan for hotel at St. Edward State Park , Seattle Post Intelligencer. February 8, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
Web links
- Washington State Parks & Recreation Official Website
- Seattle Times press release ( page no longer available )
- Video of the seminar building from May 2009, produced by the Seattle Times (about 4 minutes; English)
- Archdiocese of Seattle website
- Saint Edward Environmental Learning Center website
- Seattle Citysearch Review
- Kenmore Heritage Society website