Swope, David, II, 1927-2000

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1927 - 2000

Biography

Born: 10/28/1927, Died: 11/29/2000

David Swope was born in Philadelphia and attended the William Penn Charter School before beginning his architectural education at the University of Pennsylvania in 1945. His career at Penn was interrupted by military service, but he returned to complete a B. Arch. in 1953. In 1959, he joined the office of George Neff, where he remained until 1963. In 1964, he established his own firm, which specialized in buildings for the frozen food industry, including the Blue Bird Food Products plant in Philadelphia (1967) and the AG Foods building in King of Prussia, PA (1968).

Swope joined the national AIA in 1955 and he was a member of the Philadelphia Chapter.

(source: Emily T. Cooperman; https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/23349)

Occupations

Architects

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Philadelphia Zoo. Animal health care facilities: miscellaneous iron items; stair number 2; stair number 1; footing & anchor bolt plan, column details. [4 sheets], 1983 January 6

Item — Drawer: F15a, Folder: 4.7

Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...

Dates: 1983 January 6

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.004, Fairmount Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / F15 / F15a / F15a Folders 4.1 - 4.7: Philadelphia Zoo / F15a Folder 4.7

Philadelphia Zoo, Commissary Building. Stainless steel tables. [2 sheets; 1 unique sheet], 1983 April 28