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Singer Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Singer Building

On the National Register since 198541 years
ChurrigueresqueListed 1985Pasadena
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About Singer Building

Singer Building, at 16 S. Oakland Ave. and 520 E. Colorado Blvd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 1985. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Churrigueresque, as it does for 4 other California listings. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the National Register of Historic Places in Pasadena, California, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 31 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

16 S. Oakland Ave. and 520 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Singer BuildingStart here
  2. 2Pasadena Playhouse Historic DistrictSpanish Colonial Revival · next door
  3. 3First Trust Building and GarageItalian Renaissance · next door
  4. 4Pasadena PlayhouseSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 1925 · next door
  5. 5Grace Nicholson BuildingImperial Palace · Built 1924 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

12 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DFord Place Historic DistrictCraftsman0.2 miBEdmund Blinn HousePrairie School0.2 miDCivic Center Financial DistrictSecond Renaissance Revival0.3 miDPasadena Civic Center DistrictAmerican Renaissance0.3 miBOdd Fellows TempleSpanish Colonial Revival0.3 miBTheodore Parker Lukens HouseVictorian0.4 miBGartz CourtArroyo0.4 miBDon Carlos CourtSpanish Colonial Revival0.5 miBStoutenburgh HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBHolly Street Livery StableBuilding0.5 miBColonial CourtColonial Revival0.5 miBMiss Orton's Classical School for Girls (Dormitory)Colonial Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Churrigueresque style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Churrigueresque.

Old Pasadena Historic District0.6 mi away
Golden Gate Theater8.7 mi away
Westlake TheatreBuilt 1926 · 9.8 mi away

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Questions about Singer Building

Is Singer Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 16, 1985 (Register number 85001066).

Is Singer Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Gamble House, 1.3 miles away.

Can you visit Singer Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Singer Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 31 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123859512 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.