Ralph Adams Cram (December 16, 1863 – September 22, 1942) was a prolific and influential American

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of collegiate and

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Residences

* The Birches,

Garrison, New York Garrison is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet in Putnam County, New York, Putnam County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is part of the town of Philipstown, New York, Philipstown, on the east side of the Hudson River, across from the U ...

, 1882 *Moonstone Cottage, 559 York Street, York Harbor, Maine, 1889 *House of the Rising Sun, 657 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1890. Designed for Unitarian missionary Reverend Arthur May Knapp (1841–1921), it was inspired by a Japanese Pagoda. * Rehoboth,

Chappaqua, New York Chappaqua ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, in northern Westchester County, New York, United States. It is approximately north of New York City. The hamlet is served by the Chappaqua station of the Metr ...

, 1891–92 * Richmond Court,

Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline () is an affluent town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and part of the Greater Boston, Boston metropolitan area. An exclave of Norfolk County, Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Boston, Brighton ...

, 1896 * Watkins Manor House,

Winona, Minnesota Winona ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, Minnesota, United States. Located in bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf (Winona, Minnesota), Sugar Loaf. The population was 2 ...

, 1924–27 * Standish Mansion,

Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan Grosse Pointe Shores (officially Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, a Michigan City) is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne and Macomb County, Michigan, Macomb counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,647 at the 2020 United ...

, 1934

Churches and religious buildings

Euclid Avenue Presbyterian Church Cleveland Ohio

* All Saints' Church,

Ashmont, Massachusetts Ashmont is a section of the Dorchester, Boston, Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. It includes the subsections of Ashmont Hill, Peabody Square, and Ashmont-Adams. Located near the Milton, Massachusetts, Milton/Boston border, major streets include ...

, 1892 * Christ Church, Hyde Park, Massachusetts 1892 *Church of St. John the Evangelist,

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, 1892 *Lady Chapel, Church of the Advent, Boston, Massachusetts, 1894 *Phillips Church,

Exeter, New Hampshire Exeter is a New England town, town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. Its population was 16,049 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county ...

, 1897 *All Saints Parish, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1898 * Emmanuel Church,

Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, south of Fall River, Massachusetts, south of Boston, and nort ...

, 1900 * Calvary Episcopal Church,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...

, 1904 * Holy Cross Monastery,

West Park, New York West Park is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet on the west side of the Hudson River in the Town of Esopus, New York, Esopus, Ulster County, New York, United States. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the area became attractive to the ...

, with

Henry Vaughan Henry Vaughan (17 April 1621 – 23 April 1695) was a Welsh metaphysical poet, author and translator writing in English, and a medical physician. His religious poetry appeared in ''Silex Scintillans'' in 1650, with a second part in 1655.''Oxfo ...

, 1904 *All Saints' Chapel, Sewanee: The University of the South,

Sewanee, Tennessee Sewanee () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,535 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Winchester, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area. Sewanee is best known as the home ...

, begun 1904, completed 1959 *La Santisima Trinidad pro-cathedral,

Havana, Cuba Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Saint Thomas Church,

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

, 1905–13 * First Unitarian Society,

Newton, Massachusetts Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located roughly west of Downtown Boston, and comprises a patchwork of thirteen villages. The city borders Boston to the northeast and southeast (via the neighborhoods of ...

, 1905–06 *Westminster Presbyterian Church, Springfield, Illinois, 1906 * St. Andrew's Episcopal Church,

Denver, CO Denver ( ) is a consolidated city and county, the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains east of ...

, 1907 * Cathedral Church of Saint Paul,

Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

, 1908 * St. Philip's Church, Durham, North Carolina, 1908 * Trinity United Methodist Church, Durham, North Carolina, 1924 * Russell Sage Memorial Church, Far Rockaway, New York, 1908–10 * House of Hope Presbyterian Church,

St. Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 311,527, making it Minnesota's second-most populous city a ...

, 1909–14 * St. Florian Church,

Hamtramck, Michigan Hamtramck ( ; ; ; ) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An enclave of Detroit, Hamtramck is located roughly north of downtown Detroit, and is surrounded by Detroit on most sides. As of the 2020 census, the city had a po ...

, 1910, expanded by Cram 1928 * All Saints Cathedral,

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...

, 1910 * Park Avenue Christian Church,

, 1911 * Church of the Covenant in the University Circle neighborhood of

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border ...

, 1911 *

Cathedral of St. John the Divine The Cathedral of St. John the Divine (sometimes referred to as St. John's and also nicknamed St. John the Unfinished) is the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. It is at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue in the Morningside Heights neighborhoo ...

, New York City, design taken over by Cram in 1911, unfinished * All Souls Congregational Church,

Bangor, Maine Bangor ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's List of municipalities in Maine, third-most populous city, behind Portland, Maine, Portland ...

, 1912 *remodeling of

Richard Upjohn Richard Upjohn (22 January 1802 – 16 August 1878) was a British-American architect who immigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launching the movement to popula ...

's Grace Church,

Providence, Rhode Island Providence () is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Rhode Island, most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The county seat of Providence County, Rhode Island, Providence County, it is o ...

, 1912 *Saint Paul's Episcopal Parish,

Malden, Massachusetts Malden is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 66,263 people. History Malden is a hilly woodland area no ...

, begun 1913, unfinished * Fourth Presbyterian Church,

Chicago, Illinois Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

, 1914 *Nave extension and Lady Chapel of Trinity Church, Princeton, Princeton, New Jersey, 1914. * Chapel of St. Anne,

Arlington, Massachusetts Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is six miles (10 km) northwest of Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, and its population was 46,308 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Europe ...

, 1915 * Sacred Heart Cathedral,

Dodge City, Kansas Dodge City is a city in and the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 27,788. It was named after nearby Fort Dodge, which was named in honor of Grenville Dodge. The city ...

(1916) * All Saints Church,

Peterborough, New Hampshire Peterborough is a New England town, town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,418 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The main village, with 3,090 people at the ...

, ca 1916–20 * First Universalist Church,

Somerville, Massachusetts Somerville ( ) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 81, ...

, 1916–23 *Chapel of Mercersburg Academy,

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania Mercersburg is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, the state capital. Due to its location in a rural area, it had a relatively la ...

, 1916–28 *Cole Memorial Chapel, Wheaton College,

Norton, Massachusetts Norton is a New England town, town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, and contains the villages of Norton Center, Massachusetts, Norton Center and Chartley, Massachusetts, Chartley. The population was 19,202 at the 2020 United Stat ...

, 1917 * Trinity Episcopal Church,

Houston, Texas Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

, 1919 * Calvary Episcopal Church,

Americus, Georgia Americus is the county seat of Sumter County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,230. It is the principal city of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Schley ...

1919–21 * St. Mark's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral,

Hastings, Nebraska Hastings is a List of cities in Nebraska, city in and the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, Adams County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 25,152 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Neb ...

, 1921–29 * Saint James Church, Lake Delaware, New York, 1922. * First Presbyterian Church,

Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city coterminous with and the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the city's population was 322,570, making it the List of ...

1922 *The First Presbyterian Church,

Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, southwest of Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue, northeast of the state capital, Olympia ...

, 1923 * Sacred Heart Church,

Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populous

, 1923 * St. James' Episcopal Church, New York City, rebuilt, 1924 * First Presbyterian Church,

Utica, New York Utica () is the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most populous city in New York, its population was 65,283 in the 2020 census. It is located on the Mohawk River in the Mohawk Valley at the foot of the Adiro ...

, 1924 *Pine Street Presbyterian Church,

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg ( ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,099 as of 2020, Harrisburg is the ninth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. It is the larger of the two pr ...

, 1926 * Westminster Presbyterian Church, Dayton, Ohio 1926 *First Presbyterian Church,

Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The city covers and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census. It is the state's List of cities in Nebraska, second-most populous city a ...

, 1925–27 *Chapel at St. George's School,

, 1928 *Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church,

, 1928 * First Presbyterian Church,

Glens Falls, New York Glens Falls is a City (New York), city in Warren County, New York, Warren County, New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls, New York metropolitan area, Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,83 ...

, 1928 *St. Paul's Episcopal Church,

Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the List of municipalities in North Carolina, fifth-most populous ...

, 1928 *Concordia Lutheran Church,

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the List of cities in Kentucky, most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the list of United States cities by population, 27th-most-populous city ...

, 1930 * Knowles Memorial Chapel, on the campus of

Rollins College Rollins College is a Liberal arts college, private liberal arts college in Winter Park, Florida. It was founded in November 1885 and has about 30 undergraduate majors and several master's programs. Florida's fourth oldest post-secondary institut ...

Winter Park, Florida Winter Park is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 29,795 according to the 2020 census. It is part of the Greater Orlando, Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Winter Park was foun ...

, 1931–32 * Christ Church United Methodist, New York City, 1931–33 *Chancel, Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church,

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the List of United States ...

, 1931 * Cathedral of Hope, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1932–35 *Christ Episcopal Church tower addition, Blacksburg Historic District, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1934 * Conventual Church of St. Mary and St. John,

Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a suburb in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, located directly across the Charles River from Boston. The city's population as of the 2020 United States census, ...

, 1936 *Monastery and chapel at the Society of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1936 * All Saints Episcopal Church, Winter Park, Florida, 1941

Libraries & academic buildings

*Public Library,

Fall River, Massachusetts Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States census, making it the List of municipalities in Massachusetts, tenth-largest city in the state, and the second- ...

1899 *Boston Public Library, Parker Hill Branch,

Roxbury, Massachusetts Roxbury () is a Neighborhoods in Boston, neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Roxbury is a Municipal annexation in the United States, dissolved municipality and one of 23 official neighborhoods of Boston used by the city for ne ...

1931 * Deborah Cook Sayles Public Library,

Pawtucket, Rhode Island Pawtucket ( ) is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 75,604 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making the city the fourth-largest in the state. Pawtucket borders Providence, Rhode Island, Prov ...

, 1899 * The Mather School,

Dorchester, Massachusetts Dorchester () is a Neighborhoods in Boston, neighborhood comprising more than in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Originally, Dorchester was a separate town, founded by Puritans who emigrated in 1630 from Dorchester, Dorset, E ...

, 1905 *Hunt Memorial Library,

Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua () is a city in southern New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 91,322, the second-largest in northern New England after nearby Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester. It is on ...

, 1906 *

Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar College is a Private college, private Women's colleges in the United States, women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia, Amherst County, Virginia. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in ...

, Sweet Briar, Virginia, 1906–28 **Mary K. Benedict Hall **Fletcher Hall **Mary Harley Student Health and Counseling Center **Mary Helen Cochran Library *Masters Hall, The Masters School,

Dobbs Ferry, New York Dobbs Ferry is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 10,875 according to the 2010 United States Census. In 2021, its population rose to an estimated 11,456. The ...

, 1921 *

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

Princeton, New Jersey The Municipality of Princeton is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It was established on January 1, 2013, through the consolidation of the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, Borough of Princeton and Pri ...

, 1911–28 ** Princeton University Graduate College, 1911–13 ** Cleveland Tower, 1917 ** Princeton University Chapel, 1928 **Rothschild Memorial Archway, 1929–1930 **Campbell Hall **McCormick Hall *

University of Richmond The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approxim ...

Richmond, Virginia Richmond ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city (United States), independent city since 1871. ...

, 1911–14 ** Ryland Hall, **Jeter Hall ** North Court *

Williams College Williams College is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim ...

, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1910–22 **Chapin Hall **Stetson Hall *

Phillips Exeter Academy Phillips Exeter Academy (often called Exeter or PEA) is an Independent school, independent, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Exeter, New Hampshire. Established in 1781, it is America's sixth-oldest boarding school and educates an es ...

**Academy Building, 1914 **other buildings *

Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University, is a Private university, private research university in Houston, Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 1912, the university spans 300 acres. Rice University comp ...

, 1910–16 **Lovett Hall (Administration Building) **Mechanical Laboratory ** Campus master plan * Lucius Beebe Memorial Library,

Wakefield, Massachusetts Wakefield is a New England town, town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston, greater Boston metropolitan area, municipal corporation, incorporated in 1812 in the United States, 1812 and located about north-nor ...

, 1922 * The Choate School, Wallingford, Connecticut, 1924–28 **St. Andrews Chapel (now Seymour St. John Chapel) **Archbold Infirmary, 1928 (now Archbold House) * Julia Ideson Building of the

Houston Public Library Houston Public Library is the public library system serving Houston, Texas, United States. History Houston Lyceum and the Carnegie Library The Houston Public Library system traces its founding to the creation of the second Houston Lyceum in ...

, 1926 *Lower School Building, St. Albans School,

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

, 1928 * Doheny Library, Campus of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1931 *Bell Tower, Dwight Morrow High School,

Englewood, New Jersey Englewood is a city in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Englewood was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and the remaining portions of Engle ...

, 1932 * Saint Mary's Academy,

, 1932 *

Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Wheaton College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Norton, Massachusetts. Wheaton was founded in 1834 as a female seminary. The trustees officially changed the name of the Wheaton ...

, Upper Campus *Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virginia, Campus *South Dining Hall,

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame; ; ND) is a Private university, private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1842 by members of the Congregation of Holy Cross, a Cathol ...

South Bend, Indiana South Bend is a city in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. It lies along the St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan), St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. It is the List of cities in ...

, 1927

Other buildings

*Virginia War Memorial Carillon, Byrd Park,

, 1932 *U.S. Post Office and Courthouse aka J.W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse,

, 1933 *buildings at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, France, 1937 *buildings at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial,

Fère-en-Tardenois Fère-en-Tardenois (, literally ''Fère in Tardenois'') is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is named for the Tardenois region. Population Personalities It was the birthplace of Camille Claudel ...

Aisne Aisne ( , ; ; ) is a French departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne (river), Aisne. In 2020, it had a population of 529,374. Geography The department borders No ...

department, France, c. 1937 * New England Mutual Life Insurance Building,

, 1941

Cram & Ferguson, after Cram's death

* John Hancock Building, Boston, Massachusetts, 1947 *

Marsh Chapel Marsh Chapel is a building on the campus of Boston University used as the official place of worship of the school. It was named for Daniel L. Marsh, a former president of BU and a Methodist minister. The building is Gothic in style. While Met ...

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...

, Boston, Massachusetts, 1950 * St. Luke's Methodist Church (Monticello, Iowa), 1950

Publications

Cram wrote numerous publications and books on issues in architecture and religious devotion. Titles include:
''Impressions of Japanese Architecture and the Allied Arts''
The Baker & Taylor Company, 1905
The Ruined Abbeys of Great Britain
James Potts & Company, New York, 1905
''The Heart of Europe''
MacMillan & Co. London, 1916 325pgs.
''The Substance of Gothic''
Marshall Jones Company, Boston, 1917 *''Farm Houses Manor Houses Minor Chateaux Small Churches in Normandy and Brittany'', The Architectural Book Publishing Company, Paul Wenzel and Maurice Krakow, 1917 *''Sins Of The Fathers'', Marshall Jones Company, Boston, 1918
''Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh''
1919
''Walled Towns''
Marshall Jones Company, Boston, 1919 *''Towards the Great Peace'', Marshall Jones Company, Boston, 1922
''Church Building: A Study of the Principles of Architecture in Their Relation to the Church''
Marshall Jones Company, Boston, 1924 *''My Life in Architecture'', Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1936 Cram also wrote fiction. A number of his stories, notably "The Dead Valley", were published in a collection entitled ''Black Spirits and White'' (Stone & Kimball, 1895). The collection has been called "one of the undeniable classics of weird fiction".

H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft (, ; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of Weird fiction, weird, Science fiction, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. Born in Provi ...

wrote, "In 'The Dead Valley' the eminent architect and mediævalist Ralph Adams Cram achieves a memorably potent degree of vague regional horror through subtleties of atmosphere and description." Henry S. Whitehead described ''Black Spirits and White'' as "a delightful rendition of several characteristic ghost stories."

Professional memberships

Cram was a *Fellow of the: **Boston Society of Architects. **

American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach progr ...

. ** North British Academy of Arts. ** Royal Geographical Society of London. **

American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, and other ...

.''Proceedings of the

'' Volume 56, 1921, p. 424. *Member of the: **

American Federation of Arts The American Federation of Arts (AFA) is a nonprofit organization that creates art exhibitions for presentation in museums around the world, publishes exhibition catalogues, and develops education programs. The organization’s founding in 1909 ...

. **Architectural Association of London. *Member of the clubs **Puritan Club (Boston). **

Century Association The Century Association is a private social, arts, and dining club in New York City, founded in 1847. Its clubhouse is located at 7 West 43rd Street near Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. It is primarily a club for men and women with distinctio ...

(New York).

References

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