The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

September 25, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

First Floor Framing Work Underway at the Woolworth Building

First floor framing under construction. — Crews start the framing process on the Woolworth building’s first floor.

Framing is underway on the first floor of the Woolworth building. Crews are installing top, bottom and vertical metal framing to form a sturdy skeleton for the building’s walls. Using lifts, crews can reach the higher wall sections.

Once the initial framing is in place, crews install steel bars that run through the prepunched holes in the vertical framing studs. These bars prevent twisting or buckling over time and ensure the stability of the walls in this expansive space.

Worker on a lift installing vertical framing. — A lift is used to install the vertical wall framing onto the top framing member.

Metal framing set for the first floor. — Bottom framing members are secured to the floor.

Crew secures the bracing bar between wall studs. — A metal bracing bar is fastened into the tall vertical studs for stability.

Learn more about the full restoration plan for the F.W. Woolworth Co. building.

MORE BLOGS ON F.W. WOOLWORTH CO.

September 22, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Second Floor Concrete Pour Is Completed at the Woolworth Building

September 21, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Roofing Installation Advances at the Woolworth Building

September 18, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Second-Floor Concrete Installation Preparations Underway at the Woolworth Building

September 15, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Window Openings Rebuilt at the Woolworth Building

September 13, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

A Stucco Coat Is Going Up on the Woolworth Building’s West Wall

September 11, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Roofing Materials Are Delivered to the Woolworth Building

September 8, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Skylight Framing Installed on Woolworth Building Roof

September 5, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Stucco Preparation Is Underway on the Woolworth Building Parapet

September 2, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

The Parapet Bricks Are Reset at the Woolworth Building

August 30, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Parapet Bricks Are Removed for Reuse at the Woolworth Building

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Restoration Updates | See daily progress on Historic Cleveland Street

The Telephone Building

Shellac Sealing Begins on Exposed Woodwork in the Telephone Building

Electrical Utility Work Advances on the Second Floor of the Peoples Bank Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

First Floor Framing Work Underway at the Woolworth Building

Drywall Removal Completes on the First Floor of the Brown Brothers Building

Electrical Removal Completed at 635 Cleveland Street

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An exciting new chapter of historic restoration begins for four unique properties on Cleveland Street in Downtown Clearwater.

See the magnificent transformation now underway

FOR INFORMATION

Scott Dobbins
scott@hybridgecre.com