Ralph Adams Cram, circa 1890

Ralph Adams Cram, (December 16, 1863 - September 22, 1942), was an American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the gothic style. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 428 × 600 pixels Full resolution (667 × 935 pixel, file size: 155 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ralph Adams Cram Metadata This... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 428 × 600 pixels Full resolution (667 × 935 pixel, file size: 155 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ralph Adams Cram Metadata This... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... Interior of Cologne Cathedral Gothic architecture is a style of architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, which flourished in Europe during the high and late medieval period. ...

Early life

Cram was born at Hampton Falls, New Hampshire into a Unitarian clerical family, and in his youth called himself an agnostic. He moved to Boston in 1881, at age 18, and spent five years in the architectural office of Rotch & Tilden, after which left for Rome. During an 1887 Christmas Eve mass in Rome, he had a dramatic conversion experience.^{[citation needed]} For the rest of his life, he remained a fervent Anglo-Catholic who self-identified as High Church Anglican. Hampton Falls is a town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. ... Historic Unitarianism believed in the oneness of God as opposed to traditional Christian belief in the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). ... The term agnosticism and the related agnostic were coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1869. ... Rotch & Tilden was an American architectural firm active in Boston, Massachusetts from 1880-1895. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, the evening of December 24th, the preceding day or vigil before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas season. ... ... High Church relates to ecclesiology and liturgy in Christian theology and practice. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ...

Career

From 1898-1914, Cram was in partnership with Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in the Boston firm then known as Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson. Goodhue by Lee Lawrie, holding the Rockefeller Chapel, Chicago, Illinois Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (April 28, 1869 - April 23, 1924) was a renowned American architect celebrated for his work in neo-gothic design. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ...

Cover of Time Magazine (December 13, 1926)

His work is represented on a number of campuses, including Cornell University, The University of Notre Dame, Sweet Briar College, University of Richmond, Williams College, Rice University, Wheaton College in Massachusetts, the United States Military Academy, St. George's School and Phillips Exeter Academy, but he is most closely associated with Princeton, where he served as Consulting Architect from 1907 to 1929. Image File history File links Cover of Time Magazine (December 13, 1926) w/ Ralph Adams Cram This is a magazine cover. ... Image File history File links Cover of Time Magazine (December 13, 1926) w/ Ralph Adams Cram This is a magazine cover. ... “Cornell” redirects here. ... The University of Notre Dame IPA: is a Catholic[4] institution located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated section of St. ... Sweet Briar College is a liberal arts womens college in Sweet Briar, Virginia. ... The University of Richmond is a private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. ... Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. ... Lovett Hall William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science and Art) is a private, comprehensive research university located in Houston, Texas, USA, near the Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. ... Wheaton College is a four-year, private liberal arts college with an approximate student body of 1,620. ... “USMA” redirects here. ... St. ... Phillips Exeter Academy (most commonly called Exeter, also Phillips Exeter or PEA) is a co-educational independent boarding school for grades 9–12, located on 619 acres[1] in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA, fifty miles north of Boston. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ...

Hunt Memorial Library in c. 1906, Nashua, New Hampshire

As an author, lecturer, and architect, Cram propounded the view that the Renaissance had been, at least in part, an unfortunate detour for western culture.^{[citation needed]} Cram argued that authentic development could come only by returning to Gothic sources for inspiration, as his "Collegiate Gothic" architecture did, with considerable success. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 560 pixels Full resolution (920 × 644 pixel, file size: 152 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Hunt Memorial Library, Nashua, NH; from a c. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 560 pixels Full resolution (920 × 644 pixel, file size: 152 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Hunt Memorial Library, Nashua, NH; from a c. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: Gate City Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough Incorporated 1746 Government  - Mayor Bernard A. Streeter Area  - City  31. ... The Renaissance (French for rebirth, or Rinascimento in Italian), was a cultural movement in Italy (and in Europe in general) that began in the late Middle Ages, and spanned roughly the 14th through the 17th century. ... For this articles equivalent regarding the East, see Eastern culture. ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ...

Works

Cram's churches include:

• Boston, Massachusetts

All Saints Church, Ashmont

(Rev. Dr. Samuel Valentine) Cole Memorial Chapel, Wheaton College, Norton

Church of the Advent, Boston

Saint Clement's Eucharistic Shrine

Saint Paul's Parish, Malden]

• Detroit, Michigan

Cathedral Church of St. Paul

• Hamtramck, Michigan

St. Florian Church

• Houston, Texas

Trinity Church

• Montpelier, Vermont

State Administration Building

• New York City

Cathedral of Saint John the Divine (nave and exterior)

Saint Thomas Church

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Cathedral of Hope

Calvary Episcopal Church

• Louisville, Kentucky

Concordia Lutheran Church, 1930

• Glens Falls, New York

First Presbyterian Church, 1929¹

St. Mary's Academy, 1930

• Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton University Chapel, 1928

• Newport, Rhode Island

St. George's School Chapel

• Notre Dame, Indiana

South Dining Hall, University of Notre Dame

• Sewanee, Tennessee

All Saints' Chapel, University of the South, Sewanee, TN

• Denver, Colorado

Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1907

• Durham, North Carolina

St Philip's Episcopal Church

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Publications

Cram authored numerous publications and books on issues in architecture and religious devotion. Titles include:

• Heart of Europe, MacMillan & Co. London, 1916 325pgs.
• The Substance of Gothic, Marshall Jones Company, Boston 1917
• "Towards the Great Peace, Marshall Jones Company, Boston 1922

References

1. http://www.fpcgf.org/

External links

• Works by Ralph Adams Cram at Project Gutenberg
• HDB/Cram & Ferguson