William Kapp
American architect (1891-1969)
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| Intro | American architect (1891-1969) | |
| A.K.A. | William Edward Kapp | |
| A.K.A. | William Edward Kapp | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Architect | |
| Work field | Engineering | |
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| Birth | 1891 | |
| Death | 1969 (aged 78 years) |
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Biography
William Edward Kapp (August 20, 1891 in Toledo – 1969) was an American architect. He earned his architectural degree at the University of Pennsylvania. For the majority of his career, he worked for the firm Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.
Projects
Kapp is known as the lead architect on a number of buildings including the following:
- The Players, a clubhouse in Detroit, Michigan (1925)
- Meadow Brook Hall (1926–1929)
- Wilson Theatre (now the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts) in Detroit, Michigan (1928)
- The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1938)
- Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan (1949)
- Flint Journal Building in Flint, Michigan (1952–1954)