 ralph adams cram (december 16, 1863 â september 22, 1942) was a prolific and influential american architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the gothic revival style. cram & ferguson and cram, goodhue & ferguson are partnerships in which he worked. together with an architect and artist, he is honored on december 16 as a feast day in the episcopal church of the united states. cram was a fellow of the american institute of architects. ==early life== cram was born on december 16, 1863 at hampton falls, new hampshire to the rev. william augustine and sarah elizabeth cram. he was educated at augusta, hampton falls, westford academy and exeter. at age 18, cram moved to boston in 1881 and worked for five years in the architectural office of rotch & tilden, after which he left for rome to study classical architecture. during an 1887 christmas eve mass in rome, he had a dramatic conversion experience. for the rest of his life, he practiced as a fervent anglo-catholic who identified as high church anglican. in 1900, cram married elizabeth carrington read at new bedford, massachusetts. she was the daughter of clement carrington read and his wife. read had served as a captain in the confederate army during the american civil war. elizabeth and ralph had three children, mary carrington cram, ralph wentworth cram and elizabeth strudwick cram. the family burial site is at the st. elizabeth's memorial churchyard. the churchyard is adjacent to st elizabeth's chapel, which cram designed. ==career== thumb|cover of time magazine (december 13, 1926) [[image:hunt memorial library, nashua, nh.jpg|thumb|
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