The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

December 16, 2024 • The Telephone Building

Installing a Modern Elevator Shaft in the Telephone Building

Two construction workers install structural supports in a new elevator shaft inside the historic Telephone Building. — The restoration team prepares the new elevator shaft inside the Telephone Building, aligning final supports before the elevator installation.

As part of the ongoing restoration of the historic Telephone Building, crews had completed a full rebuild of the building’s elevator shaft. The upgrade included a new five-foot-deep pit wall and a 40-foot shaft designed to accommodate a modern, energy-efficient Kone elevator.

The new system meets all current code requirements while preserving valuable interior space. Structural tie beams and reinforcements enhance safety and longevity, enabling improved accessibility without compromising historic character.

This critical infrastructure project improved functionality while respecting the building’s early 20th-century roots.

vator shaft retrofit showcasing modernized vertical transportation components. — Elevator shaft rebuilt to support modern vertical transportation system.

Learn more about the full restoration plan for the Telephone Building.

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Signature Awning Returns to the Telephone Building

February 3, 2025 • The Telephone Building

Bee Colony Discovered and Relocated at Telephone Building

January 18, 2025 • The Telephone Building

Blue Jean Insulation Boosts Sustainability at the Telephone Building

January 14, 2025 • The Telephone Building

Storefront Reinstalled at the Telephone Building

December 20, 2024 • The Telephone Building

Structural Reinforcements Installed at the Telephone Building

December 12, 2024 • The Telephone Building

Rebuilding the North Wall of the Telephone Building

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Systems Upgrade Modernizes Historic Telephone Building

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Windows Reopen a View to the Past at the Telephone Building

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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