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'''William Edward Kapp''' (August 20, 1891 in [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] – 1969) was an American [[architect]].<ref name=Moran>{{cite web |last1=Moran |first1=Darby |title=Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe- William Edward Kapp |url=https://www.higbiemaxon.com/blog/historical-architecture-of-grosse-pointe-william-edward-kapp.html |website=Higbie Maxon Agney Relators}}</ref><ref name="AIA">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/aiadetroitameric0000hill/page/346 |title=AIA Detroit : the American Institute of Architects guide to Detroit architecture |last=Hill |first=Eric J. |publisher=Wayne State University Press |year=2003 |isbn=0814331203 |location=Detroit |pages=[https://archive.org/details/aiadetroitameric0000hill/page/346 346] |oclc=50422861 }}</ref> He earned his architectural degree at the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name="AIA" /> For the majority of his career, he worked for the firm [[Smith, Hinchman & Grylls]].<ref name="Eckert2001">{{cite book|author=Kathryn Bishop Eckert|title=Cranbrook: An Architectural Tour|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q0KVugSdHnoC&pg=PA144|year=2001|publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|isbn=978-1-56898-257-1|pages=144–}}</ref><ref name="Witsil">{{cite news |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/06/14/meadow-brook-hall-architect-william-kapp/7234324002/?utm_source=freep-Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=list_article_headline&utm_content=1008FP-E-NLETTER65

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|title=Downton Abbey fame leads to Meadow Brook Hall architect getting credit he deserves |first1=Frank |last1=Witsil |date=June 15, 2021 |newspaper=Detroit Free Press}}{{subscription}}</ref>
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'''William Edward Kapp''' (August 20, 1891 in [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] – 1969) was an American [[architect]].<ref name=Moran>{{cite web |last1=Moran |first1=Darby |title=Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe- William Edward Kapp |url=https://www.higbiemaxon.com/blog/historical-architecture-of-grosse-pointe-william-edward-kapp.html |website=Higbie Maxon Agney Relators}}</ref><ref name="AIA">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/aiadetroitameric0000hill/page/346 |title=AIA Detroit : the American Institute of Architects guide to Detroit architecture |last=Hill |first=Eric J. |publisher=Wayne State University Press |year=2003 |isbn=0-8143-3120-3 |location=Detroit |pages=[https://archive.org/details/aiadetroitameric0000hill/page/346 346] |oclc=50422861 }}</ref> He earned his architectural degree at the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name="AIA" /> For the majority of his career, he worked for the firm [[Smith, Hinchman & Grylls]].<ref name="Eckert2001">{{cite book|author=Kathryn Bishop Eckert|title=Cranbrook: An Architectural Tour|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q0KVugSdHnoC&pg=PA144|year=2001|publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|isbn=978-1-56898-257-1|pages=144–}}</ref><ref name="Witsil">{{cite news |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/06/14/meadow-brook-hall-architect-william-kapp/7234324002/
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|title=Downton Abbey fame leads to Meadow Brook Hall architect getting credit he deserves |first1=Frank |last1=Witsil |date=June 15, 2021 |newspaper=Detroit Free Press}}{{subscription required}}</ref>


==Projects==
==Projects==
Kapp is known as the lead architect on a number of buildings including the following:
Kapp is known as the lead architect on a number of buildings including the following:
* [[The Players (Detroit, Michigan)|The Players]], a clubhouse in [[Detroit, Michigan]] (1925)<ref name=Moran/><ref name="Witsil"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.playersdetroit.org/page/1/about |title=About – History of The Players |website=www.playersdetroit.org |access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref>
* [[The Players (Detroit, Michigan)|The Players]], a clubhouse in [[Detroit, Michigan]] (1925)<ref name=Moran/><ref name="Witsil"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.playersdetroit.org/page/1/about |title=About – History of The Players |website=www.playersdetroit.org |access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Meadow Brook Hall]] (1926–1929)<ref name=Moran/><ref name="Witsil"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.motorcities.org/story-of-the-week/2017/meadow-brook-hall-looks-back-to-automotive-elegance |title=MotorCities - Meadow Brook Hall Looks Back to Automotive Elegance |website=www.motorcities.org |access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref><ref name="AIA" />
* [[Meadow Brook Hall]] (1926–1929)<ref name=Moran/><ref name="Witsil"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.motorcities.org/story-of-the-week/2017/meadow-brook-hall-looks-back-to-automotive-elegance |title=MotorCities – Meadow Brook Hall Looks Back to Automotive Elegance |website=www.motorcities.org |access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref><ref name="AIA" />
*Knole Cottage (1926), a six-room miniature playhouse on the Meadow Brook estate.<ref name="Witsil"/>
*Knole Cottage (1926), a six-room miniature playhouse on the Meadow Brook estate.<ref name="Witsil"/>
*Sunset Terrace, a retirement home for Matilda and Alfred Wilson on Meadow Brook, which in 1953 became the [[Oakland University]]president's home.<ref name="Witsil"/>
*Sunset Terrace, a retirement home for Matilda and Alfred Wilson on Meadow Brook, which in 1953 became the [[Oakland University]]president's home.<ref name="Witsil"/>
* Wilson Theatre (now the [[Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts]]) in Detroit, Michigan (1928)<ref name=Moran/><ref name="Witsil"/>
* Wilson Theatre (now the [[Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts]]) in Detroit, Michigan (1928)<ref name=Moran/><ref name="Witsil"/>
* The [[Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies]] Building, [[University of Michigan]], [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]] (1938) <ref name="Witsil"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rackham.umich.edu/about/rackham-building/history-of-the-rackham-building |title=History of the Rackham Building |website=rackham.umich.edu |access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
* The [[Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies]] Building, [[University of Michigan]], [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]] (1938) <ref name="Witsil"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rackham.umich.edu/about/rackham-building/history-of-the-rackham-building |title=History of the Rackham Building |website=rackham.umich.edu |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Temple Israel (Detroit, Michigan)|Temple Israel]] in [[Detroit, Michigan]] (1949)<ref name="AIA" /><ref name="Witsil"/>
* [[Temple Israel (Detroit, Michigan)|Temple Israel]] in [[Detroit, Michigan]] (1949)<ref name="AIA" /><ref name="Witsil"/>
* [[Flint Journal Building]] in [[Flint, Michigan]] (Addition only) (1952–1954) <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13000903.htm |title=Flint Journal Building |website=www.nps.gov |access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref>
* [[Flint Journal Building]] in [[Flint, Michigan]] (Addition only) (1952–1954)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13000903.htm |title=Flint Journal Building |website=www.nps.gov |access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Detroit Historical Museum]] (1951)<ref name="Witsil"/>
*[[Detroit Historical Museum]] (1951)<ref name="Witsil"/>
*[[Dossin Great Lakes Museum]] (1960) on [[Belle Isle]].<ref name="Witsil"/>
*[[Dossin Great Lakes Museum]] (1960) on [[Belle Isle Park (Michigan)|Belle Isle]].<ref name="Witsil"/>


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.<ref name="Witsil"/>
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.<ref name="Witsil"/>

Latest revision as of 07:27, 27 April 2024

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

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Kapp is known as the lead architect on a number of buildings including the following:

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Moran, Darby. "Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe- William Edward Kapp". Higbie Maxon Agney Relators.
  2. ^ a b c d Hill, Eric J. (2003). AIA Detroit : the American Institute of Architects guide to Detroit architecture. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. pp. 346. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3. OCLC 50422861.
  3. ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert (2001). Cranbrook: An Architectural Tour. Princeton Architectural Press. pp. 144–. ISBN 978-1-56898-257-1.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Witsil, Frank (June 15, 2021). "Downton Abbey fame leads to Meadow Brook Hall architect getting credit he deserves". Detroit Free Press.(subscription required)
  5. ^ "About – History of The Players". www.playersdetroit.org. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "MotorCities – Meadow Brook Hall Looks Back to Automotive Elegance". www.motorcities.org. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  7. ^ "History of the Rackham Building". rackham.umich.edu. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "Flint Journal Building". www.nps.gov. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
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