Frank A. and Rae E. Harris Kramer House

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Frank A. and Rae E. Harris Kramer House
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Location221 N. Center Ave., Gaylord, Michigan
Coordinates 45°1′47″N84°40′27″W / 45.02972°N 84.67417°W / 45.02972; -84.67417
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1896 (1896)
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 02001507 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 2002
Designated MSHSFebruary 18, 1993 [2]

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]

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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+12-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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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. 1 2 3 Hillary Dickerson (October 21, 2002). "Gaylord's Kramer house: Home recently placed on the National Register of Historic Places". Petoskey News. Archived from the original on 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  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