Singer Sewing Company
National Register of Historic Places

Singer Sewing Company

El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Listed
September 23, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
80004113

About this property

Singer Corporation is an American manufacturer of consumer sewing machines, first established as I. M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac M. Singer with New York lawyer Edward C. Clark. Best known for its sewing machines, it was renamed Singer Manufacturing Company in 1865, then the Singer Company in 1963. The global headquarters are based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Location

211 Texas Ave.
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
31.75934, -106.48631

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 80004113. It was listed on September 23, 1980.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Battles

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Questions about this property

When was Singer Sewing Company listed on the National Register?

Singer Sewing Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 23, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Singer Sewing Company?

Singer Sewing Company is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Singer Sewing Company?

The period of significance for Singer Sewing Company is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1851.

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