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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]

History

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

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]

  • Frank A. Kramer, ca. 1905
    Frank A. Kramer, ca. 1905
  • Frank A. Kramer House, ca. 1905
    Frank A. Kramer House, ca. 1905

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c Hillary Dickerson (October 21, 2002). "Gaylord's Kramer house: Home recently placed on the National Register of Historic Places". Petoskey News.
  4. ^ F. A. Kramer (September 15, 1905). "Gaylord of Today - Souvenir Edition" (PDF). Otsego County Herald.
  5. ^ Walking Tour of Gaylord (PDF), Otsego County Historical Museum
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_A._and_Rae_E._Harris_Kramer_House