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Loring House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Berkeley Landmark No. 128
Loring House
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Location	1730 Spruce St., Berkeley, California
Coordinates	37°52′35″N 122°15′56″W / 37.876467°N 122.265611°W / 37.876467; -122.265611
Built	1914; 111 years ago (1914)
Architect	John Hudson Thomas
Architectural style	Prairie School architecture
NRHP reference No.	89000857
BERKL No.	128
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 13, 1989
Designated BERKL	October 16, 1989

Loring House is a historical commercial building, built in 1914 in Berkeley, California, U.S.. The building and it site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1989; and is a Berkeley Landmark since October 16, 1989. It is also called the William Lovering Locke House, and the Ernest L. Loring House.

History

The Loring House was designed by architect John Hudson Thomas (1878—1945), in a Prairie School architecture style. Thomas attended and graduated from both Yale University in 1901, and University of California at Berkeley in 1904. The Loring House is located at 1730 Spruce Street, Berkeley. The two-story Loring House is a small home with a basement. It is built with a wood frame, stucco walls,flat rood and wood trim. The Prairie School architecture style has Viennese secessionist motifs in the interior and exterior. The house is the earliest example of Prairie School architecture in Berkeley. Prairie School architecture style was design of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867—1959), first found in the midwest and Chicago.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California
• List of Berkeley Landmarks in Berkeley, California

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#89000857)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "List of Designated City Landmarks, Structures of Merit & Historic Districts" (PDF). City of Berkeley. January 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2023.
3. Johnson, Robert E.; Byron, Janet L. (2018-02-01). Berkeley Walks: Expanded and Updated Edition. Roaring Forties Press. ISBN 978-1-938901-77-5.
4. "National Register #89000857: Loring House in Berkeley, California". noehill.com.
5. Loring House, npgallery.nps.gov

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