George Washington Kramer (1847 – 1938) was an American architect. He worked both independently and in the partnership of Weary & Kramer with Frank O. Weary.

Biography

George W. Kramer was born in Ashland, Ohio on July 9, 1847. He retired in 1924, and died at his home in

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on October 20, 1938.

Works

A number of his works are listed on the

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, including: * Andrews United Methodist Church, 95 Richmond St.

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* Baptist Temple, 360 Schermerhorn St. Brooklyn, New York * Bay Ridge United Methodist Church, 7002 Fourth St. Brooklyn, New York *One or more works in Birmingham Green Historic District, roughly bounded by Fifth, Caroline, Fourth and Olivia Sts.

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*Duke Memorial United Methodist Church, 504 W. Chapel Hill St. Durham, North Carolina *One or more works in Findlay Downtown Historic District, roughly along Main, W. Sandusky and W. Main Cross Sts. Findlay, Ohio *First United Methodist Church (Birmingham, Alabama), First United Methodist Church, 6th Ave. and 19th St., N Birmingham, Alabama *First United Methodist Church (Conway, Arkansas), First United Methodist Church, jct. of Prince and Clifton Sts., NW corner Conway, Arkansas *First United Methodist Church (Mount Vernon, New York), First United Methodist Church, 226 E. Lincoln Ave. Mount Vernon, New York *Second Presbyterian Church (Portsmouth, Ohio), Second Presbyterian Church, 801 Waller St. Portsmouth, Ohio *St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Church (Dubuque, Iowa), St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Church, 1199 Main St. Dubuque, Iowa *St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church (Hartford, Connecticut), St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, 1886-1906 Park St. Hartford, Connecticut

Other works

*First St. John Methodist Church, 1601 Clay St. San Francisco, California. Demolished May 16, 2014.

References

Architects from Ohio Architects from New York City 1847 births 1938 deaths {{US-architect-stub