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Restoration Updates

August 23, 2025 • Brown Brothers

North Side Interior Walls Are Removed at the Brown Brothers Building

Worker prying lath-and-stucco wall with crowbar. — A crew member removes the lath-and-stucco walls on the north side of the Brown Brothers Building.

Demolition crews advanced on the second floor of the Brown Brothers Building by removing north-side walls constructed of lath and plaster. Unlike drywall, this method used thin wooden strips covered with plaster, a practice that predates modern construction techniques.

A hammer was used to open up the lath wall. — A crew member uses a hammer to open up the wall material on the second floor.

Because of its toughness, crews employed crowbars, hammers, and saws to dismantle the walls. The work clears the way for further stabilization and restoration of the historic Brown Brothers Building.

Stripped wall shows wooden lath strips. — View of lath walls being pulled from the framing.

Learn more about the full restoration plan for the Brown Brothers 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