| Frank A. and Rae E. Harris Kramer House | |
| Location: | 221 N. Center Ave., Gaylord, Michigan |
| Coordinates: | 45.0297°N -84.6742°W |
| Architecture: | Queen Anne |
| Added: | December 12, 2002 |
| Refnum: | 02001507 |
| Designated Other1: | Michigan State Historic Site |
| Designated Other1 Link: | Michigan State Historic Preservation Office |
| Designated Other1 Date: | February 18, 1993 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Frank Kramer was a Russian Jewish immigrant who settled in Gaylord[1] and began a clothing and dry goods business known as "Kramer’s Busy Big Store."[2] He and his wife Rae were prominent local citizens in Gaylord.[3] 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.[3] In 1896, the couple built this house for their own use.[1]
Frank Kramer died in 1928 at the age of 72, and Rae Kramer died in 1960 at the age of 92.[3] The house was completely restored by the current owners.
The Frank and Rae Kramer House is a 5-bedroom,[1] -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.[3]