William Kapp Explained

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. 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]}
• 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)^[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]

Notes and References

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