“The first thing that an architect must do is to be a good builder.”

— Ralph Adams Cram

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About Ralph Adams Cram

Architect • American

Ralph Adams Cram was a prolific and influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings in the Gothic Revival style. As a leading proponent of the style, his firm was responsible for major...

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