George Leslie Rapp

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.1

Born Feb 16, 1878, died Jul 17, 1941.1

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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. Active from 1906 to 1965 and based in Chicago, the office designed over 400 theatres, including the Chicago Theatre (1921), Bismarck Hotel and Theatre (1926) and Oriental Theater (1926) in Chicago, the Five Flags Center (1910) in Dubuque, Iowa and the Paramount Theatres in New York City (1926) and Aurora, Illinois (1931).

The named partners were brothers C. Ward Rapp (1860–1926) and George L. Rapp (1878–1941), sons of a builder and natives of Carbondale, Illinois. Their Chicago practice is not to be confused with the Trinidad, Colorado practice of their brothers Isaac H. Rapp (1854–1933) and William M. Rapp (1863–1920) or the notable Cincinnati architects George W. Rapp and Walter L. Rapp, to whom they were not related.

From Wikipedia’s article on George Leslie Rapp, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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Early life and education

  • 1899University of Illinois School of Architecture Bachelor of Science3 4

Career

Occupation: architect.6

Personal life

  • BornFeb 16, 1878, Carbondale7
  • DiedJul 17, 1941, Mellen8
  • CitizenshipUnited States9