Background
Kraemer was born July 9, 1857 in Illinois, the son of Elenora Schrag and Daniel Kraemer. His father moved the family to Orange County in 1867, becoming the first English-speaking settlers in Placentia, California.
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He eventually would inherit a piece of his father"s sizable land holdings too. When Union Oil Company discovered oil on his property around 1919, Kraemer became one of the richest men in Southern California. In 1925, he built the first high-rise building in Anaheim, the Kraemer Building.
Later, he developed the Angelina Hotel, also in Anaheim.
Kraemer Avenue running through the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Placentia, and Orange is named in his honor.
