Background
Provine, Loring Harvey was born on August 18, 1880 in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Son of James Harvey and Abbie Luella (Ross) Provine.
Provine, Loring Harvey was born on August 18, 1880 in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Son of James Harvey and Abbie Luella (Ross) Provine.
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1903. Agricultural Engineer, 1909.
Architectural work for architects in Chicago and Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1903-1906, and Brayton Engineering Company, Saint Paul, 1906-1907. Structural engineer and superintendent for Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, 1907-1914. Professor architectural engineering and in charge architectural Department, University Illinois, 1914-1948, emeritus.
Consultant on building code, National Board Fire Underwriters, New New York
Technical advisor to Illinois fire marshal.
Member commission appointed to codify the building laws of Seattle, Washington, 1911. Made preliminary estimate and design Keokuk (Iowa) Power house. Fellow American Institute Architects (member board of directors, 1944-1947, and committee on education.
Member American Society Testing Materials, Committee Fire Waste Council, Annual Fire College of University of Illinois (director), National Fire Prevention Association (member commission on fire engineering), Association Collegiate Schools of Architecture (president 1946-1947), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Alpha Rho Chi, Scarb, Zeta Psi.
Married Bertha Walker, August 31, 1904. Children: Loring Walker (deceased), Elizabeth Walker, Helen Annual.