Loring House is a historical commercial building, built in 1914 in

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, U.S.. The building and it site was listed on the

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on July 13, 1989; and is a

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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 John Hudson Thomas (18781945) was an American architect, who practiced in Northern California. Biography John Hudson Thomas was born in Nevada in 1878. His family relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area when he was still young. He attended Yale U ...

(18781945), in a Prairie School architecture style. Thomas attended and graduated from both

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in 1901, and

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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

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(18671959), first found in the

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and

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{{National Register of Historic Places in California 1914 establishments in California Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California National Register of Historic Places in Berkeley, California Prairie School architecture in California Berkeley landmarks in Berkeley, California

History

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