Walter L. Rapp (1879–1974) was an architect in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] He was the "last member of an important Cincinnati architectural dynasty" and one of several prominent Ohio architects to graduate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (class of 1900).[1] He was part of Rapp & Son after 1901; Rapp, Zettel & Rapp from 1903–1912; Zettel & Rapp from 1913–1930 and Rapp & Meacham from 1931-1958 with Standish Meacham, Rapp's son-in-law.[1] Rapp & Meacham were best known for their residential work, projects written about in a biography on W.L. Rapp authored by his daughter, "Mrs. Standish (Eleanor) Meacham".[1]
Projects
- Krohn Conservatory in Eden Park[1]
- Proctor [sic] Memorial Wing of Children's Hospital in Mt. Auburn[1]
- Jenny Porter High School in Hillsdale [1]
- Lotspeich School[1]
- Lincoln National Bank building in Northwest Cincinnati on Fourth and Vine streets[1]
- buildings of the Fifth Third Union Co.[1]
- R.K. LeBlond Machine Tool Co. in Hyde Park/Norwood[1]
- Cincinnati Milling Machine Co. building (which became Cincinnati Milacron, Oakley) [1]
- Trailmobile Co. building [1]
Residences
- Frederick V. Geier house
- Dr. William T. and Louise Taft Semple house, called "Mt. Olympus", (demolished ca. 2007) in Indian Hill
- R. K. LeBlond mansion in Columbia Tusculum
References
Further reading
Obituaries, Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post (3/6/1974); Meacham and Meacham (1982); Painter, AIC (2006), 179
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