Adventure 051, Site 148 - Singer Building

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 148 - Singer Building Pasadena

National Registry ID: 85001066^[1]

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  October 6, 2012

Location:

Latitude: 34°8′44″N

Longitude: 18°8′20″W

Address: 16 S. Oakland Ave. and 520 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, California

Description:

Date Built: 1926

Architect: Everett Phipps Babcock

Architectal style: Spanish Colonial Revival

Added to NRHP May 16, 1985

We came across this building when we were walking between two California Historical Buildings . It is always great to come across the unexpected and discover a bit more of California History.



From NRHP:

The Singer Building is architecturally significant as "a good, as yet unspoiled example of Spanish Colonial Revival commercial work. Its style, quality, scale, and location capture the essence of the historic character of Pasadena's symbolic and actual main street, Colorado Boulevard, during its heyday in the 1920s.

References:

• Wikipedia
  
• Biography of Everett Philpps Babcock
  
• National Registry of Historical Places-Documents and Photos
  

Overall Landmark References:

• National Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)