About William Kapp
Lived 1891 – 1969 (aged 77–78). William Kapp was an American architect.
William Edward Kapp (August 20, 1891 in Toledo – 1969) was an American architect. He earned his architectural degree at the University of Pennsylvania.
Projects Kapp is known as the lead architect on a number of buildings including the following: The Players, a clubhouse in Detroit, Michigan (1925) Meadow Brook Hall (1926–1929) Temple Israel in Detroit, Michigan (1949) Detroit Historical Museum (1951) Dossin Great Lakes Museum (1960) on Belle Isle.
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.
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Who was William Kapp?
American architect (1891-1969)
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William Kapp was born in 1891.
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William Kapp died in 1969.
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William Kapp was an architect.
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William Kapp was American.
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