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Gisbert Johann Eduard Kapp (2 September 1852, in Mauer, Vienna – 10 August 1922, in Birmingham) was an Austrian-English electrical engineer. His parents were an Austrian counselor Gisbert Kapp and Luisa Kapp-Young. After finishing his studies in Austria, Kapp moved to England where he was naturalized in 1881.
The nearby Engineering Laboratory was designed by William E. Kapp in 1943. It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story rectangular building, constructed of concrete block with a flat asphalt composite roof. Three smaller outbuildings and a water tower are located north of the engineering building and repair garage.
John W. Hunter was originally from New York, and moved to Michigan in 1818. He settled in what is now the city of Birmingham, and was soon joined by his wife, parents, and daughters. He first constructed a log cabin on his property. In 1822, Hunter hired itinerant carpenter George Taylor to construct this house, which was the first frame house ...
Birmingham is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Detroit located along the Woodward Corridor ( M-1 ). As of the 2010 census , the population was 20,103.
The Allen House, part of the Birmingham Historical Museum, now stands where the school was. A new school was built in 1869 and became the site of Birmingham's first high school. That first high school later became known as Baldwin High School, then in 1951, Birmingham High School, and in 1959, Seaholm High School. The former Baldwin High School ...
The Townsend Hotel is a luxury boutique hotel located in the Metro Detroit city of Birmingham, Michigan. The hotel contains the Rugby Grille restaurant. In addition, the hotel ballroom can accommodate conferences of up to 500 people. The hotel architecture is in the English manor house style. [1]
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 .
Frost settled in Birmingham, Michigan in 1921 and worked with Albert Kahn. In 1926 he started his own practice and mostly designed homes in the Detroit suburbs. Frost designed 44 houses in or near Birmingham and he is also famous for designing the Michigan Governor's Mansion.