Ralph Adams Cram

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Ralph Adams Cram was a prominent American architect best known for his influential Gothic Revival designs, including major collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings in the early 20th century.

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instanceOf American architect
architect
human
activeYearsEnd early 20th century
activeYearsStart late 19th century
awardReceived Royal Gold Medal
surface form: Royal Institute of British Architects Gold Medal (honorary recognition, context of esteem)
birthDate 1863-12-16
birthPlace Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
surface form: Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1942-09-22
deathPlace Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
educatedAt public schools in Massachusetts
employer Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson
familyName Cram
fieldOfWork collegiate architecture
ecclesiastical architecture
genre architectural theory
religious writing
givenName Ralph
hasGender male
influenced Collegiate Gothic
surface form: American collegiate Gothic style
influencedBy medieval Gothic architecture
knownFor Gothic Revival ecclesiastical architecture
collegiate Gothic campus designs
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Collegiate Gothic
Gothic Revival
surface form: Gothic Revival architecture
name Ralph Adams Cram self-link
notableWork Bryn Athyn Cathedral (consulting role)
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
surface form: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York (design work)

Church of the Advent, Boston (additions and alterations)
Princeton University Chapel
Princeton University
surface form: Princeton University Graduate College

Princeton University campus plan
Rice Institute (Rice University) original campus plan
St. Thomas Church, New York City
surface form: St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City

Cadet Chapel, United States Military Academy at West Point
surface form: West Point Cadet Chapel

“Church Building: A Study of the Principles of Architecture in Their Relation to the Church”
“The Substance of Gothic”
occupation architect
author
partnerInFirmWith Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
Frank W. Ferguson
placeOfResidence Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld head of architecture firm Cram and Ferguson
supervising architect for Princeton University
religion Anglo-Catholicism
Episcopal Church

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Cram hasNotableBearer Ralph Adams Cram
Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson foundedBy Ralph Adams Cram
Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson hasMember Ralph Adams Cram
“Church Building: A Study of the Principles of Architecture in Their Relation to the Church” author Ralph Adams Cram
subject surface form: Church Building: A Study of the Principles of Architecture in Their Relation to the Church
“Church Building: A Study of the Principles of Architecture in Their Relation to the Church” relatedWorkOfAuthor Ralph Adams Cram
subject surface form: Church Building: A Study of the Principles of Architecture in Their Relation to the Church
“The Substance of Gothic” author Ralph Adams Cram
subject surface form: The Substance of Gothic
“The Substance of Gothic” relatedWork Ralph Adams Cram
subject surface form: The Substance of Gothic
Knowles Memorial Chapel architect Ralph Adams Cram
Frank W. Ferguson hasProfessionalPartner Ralph Adams Cram
Frank W. Ferguson associatedWith Ralph Adams Cram