Ralph Adams Cram

Ralph Adams Cram
Ralph Adams Cram (1863–1942) was an influential American architect, writer, and leading proponent of the Gothic Revival style. He is best known for his designs of churches and academic buildings, including his work on the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and Princeton University. In addition to architecture, Cram wrote extensively on medievalism, Christian mysticism, and social issues, authoring books like "The Ruined Abbeys of Great Britain" and "The Substance of Gothic." His work combined a deep reverence for medieval craftsmanship with a vision of how architecture could influence society's spiritual and moral health.

Author's Books:


No. 252 Rue M. le Prince. When in May, 1886, I found myself at last in Paris, I naturally determined to throw myself on the charity of an old chum of mine, Eugene Marie d'Ardeche, who had forsaken Boston a year or more ago on receiving word of the death of an aunt who had left him such property as she possessed. I fancy this windfall surprised him not a little, for the relations between the aunt... more...

I A WORLD AT THE CROSSROADS For two thousand years Christianity has been an operative force in the world; for more than a century democracy has been the controlling influence in the public affairs of Europe and the Americas; for two generations education, free, general and comprehensive, has been the rule in the West. Wealth incomparable, scientific achievements unexampled in their number and... more...