The Singer Building in Pasadena, California is a Spanish Colonial Revival building located at 520 E. Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California. Built in 1926, the building was designed by Everett Phipps Babcock and is his only surviving non-residential design. The Spanish Colonial Revival design of the building was popular in Pasadena in the 1920s. Prominent features of the building's design include a red tile roof, a stone frieze with a tiled pattern, and piers with decorative moldings. The building originally housed a Singer Sewing Machine Company showroom and has since been used for other commercial purposes.[2]
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| Location | 16 S. Oakland Ave. and 520 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°8′44″N 118°8′22″W / 34.14556°N 118.13944°W |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Babcock, Everett Phipps |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001066[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 1985 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 1985.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Heumann, Leslie; Lorraine Melton (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Singer Building". Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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