Sencer Cabin was built by one of the oldest families on Blakely Island. Before they were married, Ray Spencer’s soon-to-be wife had a stipulation: she wanted a house with a bathtub. Spencer built her a cabin equipped with a full kitchen, a bathtub and three rooms where they would eventually raise their three daughters. The cabin would eventually be repurposed decades later when Thomas Crowley, Sr. acquired the land and worked with Seattle Pacific University to refurbish and preserve it. When SPU began hosting classes on Blakely Island, the cabin became a co-ed dorm for students until the current field station and its dorm facilities were constructed. Currently, the cabin is not in use, but it is open for any visitors to walk through and explore and immerse themselves in part of the history of Blakely Island.
