Løkke gård (Løkke estate) was built by Bærums first mayor Elias Smith, Johanne's father, who owned the estate from 1847 to 1851. The marriage party of Johanne Smith and Ole Christian Berge took place here on the 24th of April1848.
In 1878 Løkke gård was bought by PC Harreschou gården which opened the a hotel there in 1880, called Løkke Harreschous hotell. The Farmers' Association bought the Løkke in 1928, built on the estate the Neoclassical style with designs by Ivar Næss. Løkke has meant a lot as a social gathering place in Sandvika.
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