William Edward Kapp (August 20, 1891 in

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– 1969) was an American architect. He earned his architectural degree at the

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. For the majority of his career, he worked for the firm

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Projects

Kapp is known as the lead architect on a number of buildings including the following: * The Players, a clubhouse in

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(1925) *

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(1926–1929) *Knole Cottage (1926), a six-room miniature playhouse on the Meadow Brook estate. *Sunset Terrace, a retirement home for Matilda and Alfred Wilson on Meadow Brook, which in 1953 became the

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president's home. * Wilson Theatre (now the

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) in Detroit, Michigan (1928) * The

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Building,

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(1938) * Temple Israel in

(1949) *

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(Addition only) (1952–1954) *

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(1951) *

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(1960) on Belle Isle. He has been credited with interior design work on the

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and

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, which are important works in downtown Detroit.

References

1891 births 1969 deaths 20th-century American architects University of Pennsylvania School of Design alumni {{US-architect-19C-stub