David Wright won’t let go of the past—in a good way. From his first position after graduating from college working at the historic Boston Naval Shipyard with the National Park Service through to today, his career has focused on projects in historic contexts. His experience includes the design of new facilities within historically and culturally significant settings, additions to historic structures, and the restoration and rehabilitation of National Register-listed historic properties.
David has worked with the State Historic Preservation Officers in many states and is well versed in the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Rehabilitation of Historic Properties. His work is regularly recognized for its sensitive approach and successful solutions. He was involved in the restoration of the Walters Art Museum’s Hackerman Mansion, which received the State of Maryland’s highest award for historic preservation, and has also received recognition for this work on historic structures at Bowdon College, the Baltimore Zoo and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, among others.
David holds a Masters in Architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. A member of the Association for Preservation Technology and the American Association of Museums, he is also an accomplished author. His published works include several works on Maryland’s cast iron architecture and a history of McKim Mead & White’s involvement with the original Goucher College campus in midtown Baltimore. Most recently, he published a catalogue of etchings by R. Swain Gifford. He is a director to the board of the American Historical Print Collectors Society and is currently working on a new book about the work of artist-etcher Peter Moran.
