Singer Building (Pasadena, California)

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]

Singer Building
Singer Building (Pasadena, California) is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Singer Building (Pasadena, California)
Singer Building (Pasadena, California) is located in California
Singer Building (Pasadena, California)
Singer Building (Pasadena, California) is located in the United States
Singer Building (Pasadena, California)
Location16 S. Oakland Ave. and 520 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, California
Coordinates34°8′44″N 118°8′22″W
Built1926
ArchitectBabcock, Everett Phipps
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.85001066[1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1985

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 1985.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 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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