Walter L. Rapp (1879–1974) was an
architect
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in
Cincinnati
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,
Ohio
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.
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Rapp, Walter L
Biographical Dictionary of Cincinnati Architects, 1788-1940 Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati He was the "last member of an important Cincinnati architectural
dynasty
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" and one of several prominent Ohio architects to graduate from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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(class of 1900).
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.
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".
Projects
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Krohn Conservatory
The Irwin M. Krohn Conservatory is a conservatory located in Eden Park within Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States.
History
The conservatory was completed in 1933, replacing smaller greenhouses that had stood in Eden Park since 1894. Originall ...
in Eden Park
* Proctor
icMemorial Wing of Children's Hospital in Mt. Auburn
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Jenny Porter High School in Hillsdale
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Lotspeich School
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Lincoln National Bank building in Northwest
Cincinnati
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on Fourth and Vine streets
* buildings of the
Fifth Third Union Co.
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R.K. LeBlond Machine Tool Co. in Hyde Park/Norwood
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Cincinnati Milling Machine Co. building (which became Cincinnati Milacron, Oakley)
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Trailmobile Co. building
Residences
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Frederick V. Geier house
* Dr.
William T. and Louise Taft Semple house, called "Mt. Olympus", (demolished ca. 2007) in Indian Hill
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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
1879 births
Architects from Cincinnati
1974 deaths
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