Friedman Office Building aka Red Modern Furniture
201 East Camelback Road | 1956
Designed by Ralph Haver, situated on Architect's Row near Central and Camelback
Dave Friedman of Butler Homes was a great patron of Ralph Haver's firm in the mid to late 50s through the early 60s. They collaborated together on
Starlite Vista Homes in Phoenix, and Casa Blanca Estates and
Villa Monterrey in Scottsdale. They also collaborated on two significant two-story office buildings in downtown Scottsdale, the
Pima Plaza building and
The Triangle Building, which housed the City of Scottsdale City Hall before a
more permanent complex was built.
This building at 201 East Camelback Road was the headquarters for Friedman's venture Butler Homes. It was situated immediately west of Haver's own architecture firm office building, which is where Auto Zone now stands.
