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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/ |
'''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}}</ref> |
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* [[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> |
* [[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> |
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*[[Detroit Historical Museum]] (1951)<ref name="Witsil"/> |
*[[Detroit Historical Museum]] (1951)<ref name="Witsil"/> |
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*[[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"/> |
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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"/> |
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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
[edit]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 Universitypresident'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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Moran, Darby. "Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe- William Edward Kapp". Higbie Maxon Agney Relators.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert (2001). Cranbrook: An Architectural Tour. Princeton Architectural Press. pp. 144–. ISBN 978-1-56898-257-1.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "About – History of The Players". www.playersdetroit.org. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "MotorCities – Meadow Brook Hall Looks Back to Automotive Elegance". www.motorcities.org. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "History of the Rackham Building". rackham.umich.edu. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Flint Journal Building". www.nps.gov. Retrieved August 29, 2019.