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Loring House

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Loring House (Berkeley, CA)
Loring House (Berkeley, CA)

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.

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Loring House
Spruce Street, Berkeley

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Spruce Street 1730
94709 Berkeley
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