William Kapp
American architect (1891–1969)
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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][4]
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][5]
- Meadow Brook Hall (1926–1929)[1][4][6][2]
- Knole Cottage (1926), a six-room miniature playhouse on the Meadow Brook estate.[4]
- Sunset Terrace, a retirement home for Matilda and Alfred Wilson on Meadow Brook, which in 1953 became the Oakland University president's home.[4]
- Wilson Theatre (now the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts) in Detroit, Michigan (1928)[1][4]
- The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1938) [4][7]
- Temple Israel in Detroit, Michigan (1949)[2][4]
- Flint Journal Building in Flint, Michigan (Addition only) (1952–1954)[8]
- Detroit Historical Museum (1951)[4]
- Dossin Great Lakes Museum (1960) on Belle Isle.[4]
He has been credited with interior design work on the Buhl Building, Detroit Institute of Art and Guardian Building, which are important works in downtown Detroit.[4]
