Ralph Adams Cram
Ralph Adams Cram, (
1863-
1942), was an architect of collegiate and ecclesiastic buildings of a
gothic style. His work is represented on a number of campuses, including Sweet Briar College,
Rice University and
West Point, but he is most closely associated with
Princeton, where he served as Consulting Architect from
1907 to
1929.
He was in partnership with Bertram G. Goodhue.
Among Cram's churches are the Cathedral of Hope near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, and Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church as well as the nave and exterior of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, all in New York City.