Arthur P. Loring

Architect | 1903-1996

Arthur P. Loring graduated from San Diego High School and earned his degree in structural engineering at Oregon State University. Following design work at the 1935 Exposition in Balboa Park, Loring served in WWII. Loring established Loring and Company in the late 1940s and designed and built dozens of homes through to the late 1960s.

“I was primarily interested in design and aesthetics. The engineering part of it was purely something that had to come along” - Art Loring

Art Loring was born in San Diego on November 9th, 1903. Mr. Loring went on to graduate from San Diego High School and earn a degree in structural engineering from Oregon State University. One of his early projects involved the design work for the County of San Diego Exhibit at the 1935 Exposition in Balboa Park. During World War II, Loring served the Army Corps of Engineers on D-Day and later rehabilitating cities and harbors in France and England.

After the War, Art Loring worked for the San Diego construction company L.C. Anderson, founding his own architecture firm Loring and Co. in the late 1940s. Based out of an office at 1319 Rosecrans Street, Loring and Co. designed and built dozens of high-end homes throughout Point Loma, La Jolla, Mission Hills and Rancho Santa Fe. The company was dissolved upon his retirement in the late 1960s.

The Lorings were long-time residents of Point Loma at 3726 Dupont Street.

Partial list of Projects

Evanson Residence (1959)
340 San Gorgonio Street

Lynch, Richard & Jane Residence (1963)
666 San Gorgonio

Private Residence (1955)
576 Albion Street

Private Residence (1969)
885 Armada Terrace