Cram, Ralph Adams

Cram, Ralph Adams

(1863–1942) architect and author; born in Hampton Falls, N.H. In partnership in Boston with Bertram Goodhue and then with Frank William Ferguson (1892–1913) he became identified with the Gothic Revival style, particularly in church (the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (1915–41), New York) and collegiate architecture (West Point (1903–10), Princeton University (1907–29)). Cram directed architecture studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1914–19) and published several books on Gothic architecture and medieval-based social systems.

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Cram, Ralph Adams

(1863–1942)

A leading Gothic Revivalist in the United States; influenced by William Morris and John Ruskin.

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