▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁high - r ise ▁building ▁in ▁Orange ▁County . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Kra emer ▁' made ▁a ▁fortune ' ▁from ▁oil ▁being ▁discovered ▁on ▁his ▁land . ▁Kra emer ▁inv ested ▁his ▁wealth ▁in ▁developing ▁much ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Ana heim ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁including ▁this ▁six - story ▁building ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Sav ings ▁Bank ▁of ▁Ana heim . ▁ ▁The ▁rich ▁use ▁of ▁Gl adding - Mc Bean ▁tile ▁on ▁the ▁entire ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁fac ades ▁arg u ably ▁made ▁it ▁the ▁most ▁out standing ▁building ▁in ▁North ▁Orange ▁County ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁built . ▁ ▁Design ed ▁by ▁local ▁architect ▁M . ▁Eug ene ▁Dur fe e , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁the ▁tall est ▁in ▁Orange ▁County . ▁ ▁It ▁remained ▁so ▁for ▁over ▁four ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁once ▁was ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁El ▁Cam ino ▁Sav ings ▁and ▁Lo an . ▁ ▁The ▁Samuel ▁Kra emer ▁Building ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁noted ▁to ▁be ▁" an ▁excellent ▁example ▁of ▁Renaissance ▁Rev ival ▁architecture ", ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁few ▁buildings ▁surv iving ▁in ▁Ana heim ▁that ▁featured ▁extensive ▁use ▁of ▁terra ▁c otta ▁gla zed ▁t iles . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Orange ▁County , ▁California ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Ana heim