Singer Building (Los Angeles)

Historic building in Los Angeles, USA This article is about the building in Los Angeles, California. For other uses, see Singer Building (disambiguation). United States historic place


Singer Building
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

The building in 2014
Location of building in Los Angeles County
Location	806 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°02′37″N 118°15′17″W / 34.0435°N 118.2546°W / 34.0435; -118.2546
Built	1922
Architect	Meyer & Holler
Architectural style	Italian Renaissance
Part of	Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484)
Designated CP	May 9, 1979

Singer Building, also known as Singer Sewing Building and Allied Arts Building, is a historic seven story high-rise located at 806 S. Broadway, between the Tower and Rialto theaters in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.

History

Singer Building was built in 1922 by Meyer and Holler, the architecture firm also responsible for Hollywood's Chinese and Egyptian theaters and Hollywood First National. The building's original tenants were the Southern California Music Company, who used it for sales and also hosted concerts in a top floor auditorium, and the Singer sewing machine company.

In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Singer Building listed as a contributing property in the district.

In 2018, the building was converted to residential with ground floor retail.

Architecture and design

Singer Building features Italian Renaissance architecture and is made of concrete and pressed brick.

References

^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. April 4, 1985.
^ Sharp, Steven (August 16, 2018). "Broadway's Singer Building to Become Live/Work Lofts". Curbed Los Angeles.
Artsy, Avishay (March 24, 2021). "Breathing new life into old buildings". University of California Los Angeles Newsroom.

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