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Rapp & Rapp

American architectural firm based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, 1906 to 1965, Chicago, Illinois

Closed in 1965

Leland Hotel, Detroit, 1927 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Leland Hotel leads Rapp & Rapp's work on record here, the hotel that went up in Detroit in 1927, on the National Register since 2005. The Michigan Theatre, Detroit (1926), is the other Rapp & Rapp work on record here.

notable works beyond Metro Detroit
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Rapp & Rapp's skyline, here and beyond

Both of Rapp & Rapp's works on record, with 6 of Rapp & Rapp's notable works elsewhere drawn paler, oldest at left. Heights are to scale where one is on record (1 of 8, tallest 1501 Broadway at 431 feet); the rest are drawn at one standard size.

Both of Rapp & Rapp's works on record, with 5 of Rapp & Rapp's notable works elsewhere drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.

Leland Hotel

1927, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size

Photographed standing in 2009

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The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

Rapp & Rapp was an American architectural firm based in Chicago, Illinois, United States in Chicago, Illinois, at work from 1906 until 1965. Cornelius Ward Rapp and George Leslie Rapp founded it. The Leland Hotel heads Rapp & Rapp's work in Metro Detroit, a hotel in Detroit, finished in 1927 and listed on the National Register in 2005.

Beyond the six counties, Rapp & Rapp designed Corn Palace in South Dakota (1892), the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois (1921), and the Keith Building in Ohio (1922). Rapp & Rapp's Metro Detroit work on record runs from the Michigan Theatre in 1926 to the Leland Hotel in 1927. Both the Michigan Theatre and the Leland Hotel still stand.

On the Michigan Theatre and the Leland Hotel, Rapp & Rapp shares credit with Cornelius W. Rapp. On the Michigan Theatre and the Leland Hotel, Rapp & Rapp shares credit with George L. Rapp. The Michigan Theatre at 238 Bagley Ave is a good first stop for anyone tracing Rapp & Rapp's buildings.

C. W. & George L. Rapp, commonly known as Rapp & Rapp, was an American architectural firm known for the design of movie palaces and other theatres.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rapp & Rapp's mark on Metro Detroit, building by building

Where their buildings stand

2 works on the map

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  • Standing
  • Demolished
  • Altered
  • Works close together

2 works on the map

Rapp & Rapp's work elsewhere

10 notable works by Rapp & Rapp in 8 places, from 1892 to 1929, as Wikidata lists them.

Who Rapp & Rapp worked with

Where the work stands

Photo credits

All 11 photos on Rapp & Rapp's page, each with its author, license and the original.

  1. Detroit-Leland Hotel Detroit MI, 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Corn Palace Photo: Parkerdr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Chicago Theatre Photo: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Keith Building Photo: Balaji810, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Nederlander Theatre Photo: Alanscottwalker, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Paramount Theatre Photo: Marjory Collins, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  7. 1501 Broadway Photo: Jorge Eduardo Rubies, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  8. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Photo: User:Cacophony, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
  9. Heinz Hall Photo: Popscreenshot, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  10. Orpheum Theatre Photo: Claire H. from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  11. Kings Theatre Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

The facts on Rapp & Rapp come from Historic Detroit, Wikidata, Wikipedia, and Photos; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.