Loring House

Loring House , also called the William Lovering Locke House, is a historical building in Berkeley, California. The Loring House was built in 1914. The building and it site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1989. 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 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.[2][3]

Loring House
Loring House
Loring House is located in Oakland, California
Loring House
Loring House is located in California
Loring House
Loring House is located in the United States
Loring House
Location1730 Spruce St., Berkeley, California
Coordinates37.876467°N 122.265611°W / 37.876467; -122.265611
Built1914 (1914)
ArchitectJohn Hudson Thomas
Architectural stylePrairie School architecture
NRHP reference No.89000857[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 13, 1989

See also
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References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#89000857)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Register #89000857: Loring House in Berkeley, California". noehill.com.
  3. Loring House, npgallery.nps.gov
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