  Patrick Member Username: Patrick Post Number: 4346 Registered: 10-2003 |
Does anyone have a complete list of Ralph Adams Cram works in the Detroit area? I know he worked on the Standish Backus mansion with Robert O. Derrick in GP. He also did a church in Windsor I believe. We have the obvious Like St. Florian and St. Paul, but there were others that never left the drawing board. | ||
Patrick Member Username: Patrick Post Number: 4347 Registered: 10-2003 |
There is an excellent thesis deep in Wayne State's basement on RA Cram. It is from 1972, but quite informative in regards to Cram's work in the area. | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 6258 Registered: 10-2003 |
He, along with Mr. Goodhue and Ferguson designed St. Mary's in Walkerville in 1903. The frim was recomended to the Walker family by Albert Kahn, who declined the job of designing the Church as he was Jewish. | ||
Patrick Member Username: Patrick Post Number: 4351 Registered: 10-2003 |
Ah, thanks for the info AIW. http://www.walkervilletimes.co m/st-marys.htm --Andrew, do you know if Charles Platt had any work in Ontario at all?? | ||
Patrick Member Username: Patrick Post Number: 4352 Registered: 10-2003 |
As a matter of fact, Cram’s firm has survived with a minor name change. It is now called HDB/Cram and Ferguson, based out of Boston. They are led by a wonderful fellow named Ethan Anthony. He just completed a book on Cram and may do a signing here in the Detroit area. Please take a look at some of their recent projects. http://www.hdb.com/ | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 5302 Registered: 11-2003 |
Ralph Adams Cram. St. Florian Catholic Church, 2626 Poland Ave. and Florian St., Hamtramck. 1928. Episcopal Church of St. Paul, 4800 Woodward and E. Hancock, Detroit. 1908-11. Both of these were monumental massive works for RA Cram. Details are on other threads previously researched on the Forum. jjaba. | ||
Mccarch Member Username: Mccarch Post Number: 120 Registered: 12-2003 |
RAC had quite a bit of work in Detroit. Besides the projects already mentioned, he did St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, on the corner of Putnam and Fourth, now within one of the Wayne State superblocks, and pretty clumsily remodeled. He also did Redford St. Mary's, which really is superb on so many levels | ||
Elevator_fan Member Username: Elevator_fan Post Number: 18 Registered: 04-2004 |
Cram also designed St. Mary's of Redford. | ||
Swiburn Member Username: Swiburn Post Number: 119 Registered: 07-2006 |
Albert Kahn was the first choice for the St. Mary's parishioners, but he was too busy, so he recommended Ralph Cram. |
