Ralph Adams Cram (December 16, 1863 – September 22, 1942) was an American architect, author, and educator. He was a leading proponent of the Gothic Revival style in the United States, and was a co-founder of the American Institute of Architects. Cram was born in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, and attended the Boston Latin School. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1883, and then studied architecture in Europe. After returning to the United States, he worked for the firm of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge in Boston. In 1889, he opened his own firm in Boston, and in 1895, he moved to New York City. Cram was a prolific writer, and wrote several books on architecture, including The Gothic Quest (1914), The Church Building (1915), and The Substance of Gothic (1917). He was also a professor of architecture at MIT and at Princeton University. Cram's architectural works include the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, the Princeton University Chapel, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He also designed numerous churches, college buildings, and private residences. Cram died in 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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