No. 01Gordon HouseMargate, New Jersey · 1999–2001
No. 44Boat House RestorationFDR Park, South Philadelphia · 1992
No. 24La Salle University Art MuseumOlney Avenue, North Philadelphia · 2000–2012
No. 46Anne Sophia Penn Chew Farmhouse RestorationMount Airy, Philadelphia · 2011
No. 58Piazza DiBruno: A Vision for the Italian MarketNinth and Montrose Streets, South Philadelphia · 2001
No. 32Gershman YMHA ProjectsBroad and Pine Streets, Philadelphia · 1992
No. 26Conestoga Playground BuildingDepartment of Recreation, West Philadelphia · 1977

David S. Traub, architect

Architect, planner, preservationist and writer. For more than half a century David S. Traub has designed houses, recreation buildings for the City, law offices and restorations in Philadelphia, and he continues to write, draw and advocate for Philadelphia’s threatened buildings through Save Our Sites. This site is a catalogue of his work and a record of what he is doing now, with news, new writing and his preservation advocacy.

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No. 01–23

Residential

23 works

No. 24–35

Institutional & Public Works

12 works

No. 36–38

Law Offices

3 works

No. 39–43

Places of Worship

5 works

No. 44–53

Historic Preservation

10 works

No. 54–59

Civic & Landscape Design

6 works

No. 60–61

Interiors & Furniture

2 works

No. 62

Stage Sets

1 work

Cambridge Concepts Press, Philadelphia, 2025

Architectural and Design Projects of David S. Traub, 1975–2020

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Camino Books, Philadelphia, 2022

Philadelphia: City of Homes

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Camino Books, Philadelphia, 2017

Discovering Philadelphia: Places Little Known

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Camino Books, Philadelphia, 2013

Searching for Philadelphia: The Concealed City

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Save Our Sites

Save Our Sites

Save Our Sites, the citywide preservation group he co-founded with John Dowlin, speaks for the buildings and places that give Philadelphia its character, whether or not they are officially historic. It hosts lectures and tours, sends a newsletter, and speaks at most monthly meetings of the Historical Commission.

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