William Kapp
William Edward Kapp (August 20, 1891 in Toledo – 1969) was an American architect.[1][2] He earned his architectural degree at the University of Pennsylvania.[2] For the majority of his career, he worked for the firm Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.[3]
Projects
Kapp is known as the lead architect on a number of buildings including the following:
- The Players, a clubhouse in Detroit, Michigan (1925)[1][4]
- Meadow Brook Hall (1926–1929)[1][2][5]
- Wilson Theatre (now the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts) in Detroit, Michigan (1928)[1]
- The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1938) [6]
- Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan (1949)[2]
- Flint Journal Building in Flint, Michigan (1952–1954) [7]
References
- Moran, Darby. "Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe- William Edward Kapp". Higbie Maxon Agney Relators.
- Hill, Eric J. (2003). AIA Detroit : the American Institute of Architects guide to Detroit architecture. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. pp. 346. ISBN 0814331203. OCLC 50422861.
- Kathryn Bishop Eckert (2001). Cranbrook: An Architectural Tour. Princeton Architectural Press. pp. 144–. ISBN 978-1-56898-257-1.
- "About – History of The Players". www.playersdetroit.org. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- "MotorCities - Meadow Brook Hall Looks Back to Automotive Elegance". www.motorcities.org. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- "History of the Rackham Building". rackham.umich.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- "Flint Journal Building". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
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