Singer Building (Pasadena, California)
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The Singer Building in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...

 is a somewhat ornate Spanish Colonial Revival building on Colorado Boulevard, the main street of downtown Pasadena. It was designed by Everett Phipps Babcock
Everett Phipps Babcock
Everett Phipps Babcock was an architect who worked in the U.S. states of Washington and California.Babcock worked with Ambrose J. Russell in Tacoma, Washington on "distinguished residences in various styles". The firm completed the Washington Governor's Mansion in Olympia, Washington. Their work...

 and was built in 1926.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 1985.

In 2009, its main floor has been a furniture store; signs proclaim the store is closing.
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