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
editKapp 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.