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Raymond D. Crites (December 6, 1925 – May 16, 2008) was an American architect in practice in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1956 until his retirement in 1974, when he joined the faculty of Iowa State University.

Life and career
Raymond David "Ray" Crites was born December 6, 1925 in Danville, Illinois to William Guy Crites and Bertha Maria Crites, née Howie. He was educated in the Danville public schools and graduated from high school in 1943, during World War II. During the war he served in the naval reserve. After his discharge he attended Purdue University and Miami University before transferring to Iowa State College in 1949. He graduated in 1952 with a BA in architecture. He worked for Amos B. Emery in Des Moines and G. Anthony Johnston in Paducah, Kentucky before forming the partnership of Crites & Johnston with the latter in 1953. This was dissolved in 1955 when Crites moved to Cedar Rapids to join the established firm of Brown & Healey. He worked for Brown only briefly before joining the Iowa State faculty. In 1956 he and Leo C. Peiffer, a colleague from Brown & Healey, formed the partnership of Crites & Peiffer. In 1958 they were joined by Richard D. McConnell, another Iowa State faculty member, to form Crites, Peiffer & McConnell. Peiffer withdrew from the partnership in 1960 and Crites & McConnell would practice together for the next fourteen years.

In the 1970s Crites renewed his relationship with Iowa State, joining the faculty as a visiting professor.

Crites & Peiffer, 1956–1958

 * 1957 – Marshalltown Arts and Civic Center, 709 S Center St, Marshalltown, Iowa

Crites, Peiffer & McConnell, 1958–1960

 * 1959 – Hawthorn Court, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
 * 1959 – First Avenue Professional Building, 1953 1st Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Crites & McConnell, 1960–1974

 * 1961 – Noelridge Christian Church (former), 727 Collins Road NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa


 * 1963 – McFarland Clinic, N Duff Ave, Ames, Iowa (161)
 * 1978 – ISU Energy Research House, Ames, Iowa (165)
 * 1959 – Crites house, 4340 Eaglemere Ct, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (181)
 * 1964 – Shuttleworth house, 2403 Indian Hill Rd SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (181)
 * 1971 – Cedar Rapids YMCA, 500 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (184)
 * 1975 – Bellizzi house, Timberlane, Huxley, Iowa (240)
 * 1976 – Crites house, Huxley, Iowa (240)
 * 1965 – Kitzman house, 12 Longview Knoll, Iowa City, Iowa (266)
 * 1969 – Birch house, 1005 River St, Iowa City, Iowa (266)
 * 1966 – Unitarian Universalist Church, 3912 Cedar Heights Dr, Cedar Falls, Iowa (361)

In 1973 the firm was incorporated as Crites & McConnell Architects & Planners PC. Crites withdrew not long afterwards and the firm was reorganized as McConnell–Steveley–Anderson Architects & Planners PC, effective January 1, 1974.