Architect. He has been credited with having designed more than 2,000 ecclesiastical and public buildings, several of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the time of his death in 1938, additional designs included churches in Canada, England, Cuba, India, and China. Kramer was a founder of the Western Association of Architects, which later merged with the American Institute of Architects.
Born in Ashland, Ohio, the son of Daniel and Susannah (Baughman) G.W. Kramer pursued a career in architecture in 1873 and from 1879-1885 he worked in partnership with Jacob Snyder, a well-known designer of churches. The firm of Kramer and Weary was formed in 1885 and it was in this partnership that the new buildings at Oberlin College were designed as well as the original buildings at Ohio Agricultural College. The firm also designed several other college buildings, district schools, and municipal buildings throughout Ohio and adjoining states, courthouses and jails, numerous hotels, business buildings, homes, and factories. Kramer left the firm when he moved to New York in 1894 and worked on his own until his son, George Lee, joined the office, renaming it George W. Kramer and Son.
Mr. Kramer was married in 1870 to Harriet Estelle Blackman and was the father of 2 daughters, Ella Estelle (Kramer) Marshall and Lora Odessa Kramer, and one son, George Lee. He died October 20, 1938, in East Orange, New Jersey.
Born in Ashland, Ohio, the son of Daniel and Susannah (Baughman) G.W. Kramer pursued a career in architecture in 1873 and from 1879-1885 he worked in partnership with Jacob Snyder, a well-known designer of churches. The firm of Kramer and Weary was formed in 1885 and it was in this partnership that the new buildings at Oberlin College were designed as well as the original buildings at Ohio Agricultural College. The firm also designed several other college buildings, district schools, and municipal buildings throughout Ohio and adjoining states, courthouses and jails, numerous hotels, business buildings, homes, and factories. Kramer left the firm when he moved to New York in 1894 and worked on his own until his son, George Lee, joined the office, renaming it George W. Kramer and Son.
Mr. Kramer was married in 1870 to Harriet Estelle Blackman and was the father of 2 daughters, Ella Estelle (Kramer) Marshall and Lora Odessa Kramer, and one son, George Lee. He died October 20, 1938, in East Orange, New Jersey.
Architect. He has been credited with having designed more than 2,000 ecclesiastical and public buildings, several of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the time of his death in 1938, additional designs included churches in Canada, England, Cuba, India, and China. Kramer was a founder of the Western Association of Architects, which later merged with the American Institute of Architects.
Born in Ashland, Ohio, the son of Daniel and Susannah (Baughman) G.W. Kramer pursued a career in architecture in 1873 and from 1879-1885 he worked in partnership with Jacob Snyder, a well-known designer of churches. The firm of Kramer and Weary was formed in 1885 and it was in this partnership that the new buildings at Oberlin College were designed as well as the original buildings at Ohio Agricultural College. The firm also designed several other college buildings, district schools, and municipal buildings throughout Ohio and adjoining states, courthouses and jails, numerous hotels, business buildings, homes, and factories. Kramer left the firm when he moved to New York in 1894 and worked on his own until his son, George Lee, joined the office, renaming it George W. Kramer and Son.
Mr. Kramer was married in 1870 to Harriet Estelle Blackman and was the father of 2 daughters, Ella Estelle (Kramer) Marshall and Lora Odessa Kramer, and one son, George Lee. He died October 20, 1938, in East Orange, New Jersey.
Born in Ashland, Ohio, the son of Daniel and Susannah (Baughman) G.W. Kramer pursued a career in architecture in 1873 and from 1879-1885 he worked in partnership with Jacob Snyder, a well-known designer of churches. The firm of Kramer and Weary was formed in 1885 and it was in this partnership that the new buildings at Oberlin College were designed as well as the original buildings at Ohio Agricultural College. The firm also designed several other college buildings, district schools, and municipal buildings throughout Ohio and adjoining states, courthouses and jails, numerous hotels, business buildings, homes, and factories. Kramer left the firm when he moved to New York in 1894 and worked on his own until his son, George Lee, joined the office, renaming it George W. Kramer and Son.
Mr. Kramer was married in 1870 to Harriet Estelle Blackman and was the father of 2 daughters, Ella Estelle (Kramer) Marshall and Lora Odessa Kramer, and one son, George Lee. He died October 20, 1938, in East Orange, New Jersey.
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