Ralph Stoodley Loring (1879-1948), known professionally as Ralph Loring, was an architect of Lewiston, Idaho.
Ralph Stoodley Loring | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 13, 1879 |
| Died | May 15, 1948 (aged 68) |
| Nationality (legal) | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
Life and career edit
Ralph Stoodley Loring was born November 13, 1879, in Somerville, Massachusetts to George Fullington and Sarah Frances (Johnson) Loring. His father was an architect.[1] Loring attended the public schools before entering the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating in 1901 with a degree in civil engineering. He initially worked as a draftsman.
In 1905 he went to Boise, Idaho as superintendent of reconstruction of the United States barracks in that city.[2] In 1906 he went to Lewiston as manager of a branch office for architects John E. Tourtellotte & Company.[3] This office was closed in 1910, and Loring established his own practice in Lewiston. In 1924 he relocated to Pasadena, California, becoming associated with an architecture firm there.[4] He practiced architecture in California for the remainder of his career.
Personal life edit
Loring married in 1907 to Linnie Marie Hubbell of Milford, Michigan.[5]
Loring died May 15, 1948, at home in East San Gabriel, California at the age of 68.[6]
Legacy edit
Loring was an architect of a number of buildings which have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.[7]
Works include[a] edit
- Idaho Grocery Warehouse and Annex, 1209 Main St, Lewiston, Idaho (1907 and 1911, NRHP November 17, 1982)[8]
- Lewiston City Hall (former), 207 3rd St, Lewiston, Idaho (1909, NRHP November 17, 1982)[9]
- State Bank of Kamiah, ID-64 Kamiah, Idaho (1909–10, NRHP 1978)[10]
- Lewiston Vineyards Gates, 18th Ave and 10th St, Lewiston, Idaho (1910, NRHP 1983)[11]
- State Bank of Kooskia, 1 S Main St, Kooskia, Idaho (1912, NRHP 1978)[12]
Gallery of architectural works edit
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Idaho Grocery Warehouse and Annex, Lewiston, Idaho, 1907 and 1911. -
Lewiston City Hall, Lewiston, Idaho, 1909. -
State Bank of Kamiah, Kamiah, Idaho, 1909-10. -
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State Bank of Kooskia, Kooskia, Idaho, 1912.
Notes edit
- ^ Works dated before 1910 designed as an associate of John E. Tourtellotte & Company.
References edit
- ^ Charles Henry Pope and Katharine Peabody Loring, Loring Genealogy (Cambridge: Murray and Emery Company, 1917)
- ^ "News From the Classes," Technology Review 7, no. 2 (April 1905): 257.
- ^ "The Architects," Improvement Bulletin 32, no. 16 (March 17, 1906): 15.
- ^ "News From the Classes," Technology Review 26, no. 6 (April 1924): 257.
- ^ "News From the Classes," Technology Review 9, no. 4 (October 1907): 522.
- ^ "News From the Classes," Technology Review 51, no. 9 (July 1949): ix.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Idaho Grocery Warehouse and Annex NRHP Registration Form (1982)
- ^ Lewiston City Hall NRHP Registration Form (1982)
- ^ State Bank of Kamiah NRHP Registration Form (1978)
- ^ Lewiston Vineyards Gates NRHP Registration Form (1983)
- ^ State Bank of Kooskia NRHP Registration Form (1978)
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