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The Samuel Kraemer Building, in 
Designed by local architect M. Eugene Durfee, the building was the tallest in Orange County. It remained so for over four decades.
The building once was the headquarters of El Camino Savings and Loan.
The Samuel Kraemer Building was listed on the
Anaheim, California
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most p ...
, was built in 1924-1925 by Samuel Kraemer
Samuel Kraemer (1857–1937) was a rancher, farmer, and businessman who is credited with much of the development of Anaheim, California during the 1920s.
Kraemer was born July 9, 1857, in Illinois, the son of Elenora Schrag and Daniel Kraemer. Hi ...
.
It was the first high-rise building in Orange County. Samuel Kraemer 'made a fortune' from oil being discovered on his land. Kraemer invested his wealth in developing much of downtown Anaheim during the 1920s, including this six-story building for the American Savings Bank of Anaheim. The rich use of Gladding-McBean tile on the entire south and west facades arguably made it the most outstanding building in North Orange County when it was built.
Designed by local architect M. Eugene Durfee, the building was the tallest in Orange County. It remained so for over four decades.
The building once was the headquarters of El Camino Savings and Loan.
The Samuel Kraemer Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1983.
It was noted to be "an excellent example of Renaissance Revival architecture
Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
", and to be one of few buildings surviving in Anaheim that featured extensive use of terra cotta
Terracotta, terra cotta, or terra-cotta (; ; ), in its material sense as an earthenware substrate, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic where the fired body is porous.
In applied art, craft, construction, and architecture, terracotta ...
glazed tiles. with
See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, California
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External links
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