Summary
The Frank A. and Rae E. Harris Kramer House is a private house located at 221 North Center Avenue in Gaylord, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1993[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
Frank A. and Rae E. Harris Kramer House | |
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| Location | 221 N. Center Ave., Gaylord, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 45°1′47″N 84°40′27″W / 45.02972°N 84.67417°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001507[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 2002 |
| Designated MSHS | February 18, 1993[2] |
History edit
Frank Kramer was a Russian Jewish immigrant who settled in Gaylord[3] and began a clothing and dry goods business known as "Kramer’s Busy Big Store."[4] He and his wife Rae were prominent local citizens in Gaylord.[2] Frank Kramer was a school board member, was active in fraternal organizations, and was one of the organizers of the Gaylord State Savings Bank in 1893. Rae Harris Kramer was a member of the Red Cross and the Otsego County Board, among other organizations.[2] In 1896, the couple built this house for their own use.[3]
Frank Kramer died in 1928 at the age of 72, and Rae Kramer died in 1960 at the age of 92.[2] The house was completely restored by the current owners.[5]
Description edit
The Frank and Rae Kramer House is a 5-bedroom,[3] 2+1⁄2-story wood frame Queen Anne structure on a concrete foundation. It is covered with clapboard to the second-story line, above which it is clad with a variety of decorative shingling. It has a steeply pitched cross-gable roof, and multiple decorative bracketry. A wide porch wraps around two facades.[2]
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Frank A. Kramer, ca. 1905 -
Frank A. Kramer House, ca. 1905
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kramer, Frank A., and Rae E. Harris, House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c Hillary Dickerson (October 21, 2002). "Gaylord's Kramer house: Home recently placed on the National Register of Historic Places". Petoskey News.
- ^ F. A. Kramer (September 15, 1905). "Gaylord of Today - Souvenir Edition" (PDF). Otsego County Herald.
- ^ Walking Tour of Gaylord (PDF), Otsego County Historical Museum