Samuel Kraemer Building

	Samuel Kraemer Building (American Savings Bank/First National Bank)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	76 S. Claudina Street, Anaheim, California
Coordinates	33°50′9″N 117°54′46″W / 33.83583°N 117.91278°W
Built	1924
Built by	Wilson & Bever
Architect	M. Eugene Durfee
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.	83001217
Added to NRHP	June 16, 1983

The Samuel Kraemer Building, in Anaheim, California, was built in 1924-1925 by Samuel Kraemer.

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 in 1983.^[1]

It was noted to be "an excellent example of Renaissance Revival architecture", and to be one of few buildings surviving in Anaheim that featured extensive use of terra cotta glazed tiles.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ Diann Marsh (May 12, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Samuel Kraemer Building (American Savings Bank/First National Bank) / Old El Camino Bank Building". National Park Service. Retrieved October 24, 2016. with a photo from the 1920s and 13 photos from 1982

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nrhpdoc-2] Diann Marsh (May 12, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Samuel Kraemer Building (American Savings Bank/First National Bank) / Old El Camino Bank Building". National Park Service. Retrieved October 24, 2016. with a photo from the 1920s and 13 photos from 1982

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