# Loring House

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For other uses, see [Loring House (disambiguation)](/source/Loring_House_(disambiguation)).

**Loring House** is a historical commercial building, built in 1914 in [Berkeley, California](/source/Berkeley,_California), U.S.. The building and it site was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) on July 13, 1989; and is a [Berkeley Landmark](/source/Berkeley_Landmark) since October 16, 1989.[2] 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](/source/John_Hudson_Thomas) (1878—1945),[3] in a Prairie School architecture style. Thomas attended and graduated from both [Yale University](/source/Yale_University) in 1901, and [University of California at Berkeley](/source/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](/source/Frank_Lloyd_Wright) (1867—1959), first found in the [midwest](/source/Midwestern_United_States) and [Chicago](/source/Chicago).[4][5]

## See also

- [National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Alameda_County,_California)
- [List of Berkeley Landmarks in Berkeley, California](/source/List_of_Berkeley_Landmarks_in_Berkeley,_California)

## References

1. ["List of Designated City Landmarks, Structures of Merit & Historic Districts"](https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/COB%20Landmarks%20Updated%20Jan%202023_0.pdf). *City of Berkeley*. January 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230630044415/https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/COB%20Landmarks%20Updated%20Jan%202023_0.pdf) June 30, 2023 at the Wayback Machine.

1. Johnson, Robert E. & Byron, Janet L. (2018-02-01). [*Berkeley Walks: Expanded and Updated Edition*](https://books.google.com/books?id=CPdJDwAAQBAJ). Roaring Forties Press. ISBN 978-1-938901-77-5.

1. ["National Register #89000857: Loring House in Berkeley, California"](https://noehill.com/alameda/nat1989000857.asp). *noehill.com*

1. [Loring House, *npgallery.nps.gov*](https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/caca4679-4869-4b36-a449-5ae1fef698d1)

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