Abandoned Spaces Volume 2 Saint Edwards

From the 1920s until 1977, the land on which Saint Edward State Park sits was owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. From 1931, it was developed and used for a seminary by the Sulpician Order. The St. Edward Seminary was constructed in 1931, followed in 1958 by the Saint Thomas Seminary, and pool in 1969. Due to declining enrollments, the seminaries closed in 1977. Most of the land was sold to the state of Washington, with the support of then-governor Dixy Lee Ray of Washington State. The Rectory is the location for this abandoned location; it is not generally open to the public and is in a general state of decay with a lot of interesting spaces and other visually interesting things to see. Come with us while we visit St. Edwards Rectory building.