The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

August 26, 2025 • Brown Brothers

Original Brick Walls Are Revealed at the Brown Brothers Building

Crew removes plaster covering brick. — Demolition crew removes plaster and lath from an interior wall.

Demolition crews working on the east side of the Brown Brothers Building, second floor, uncovered original brick walls behind plaster and lath. Until this discovery, it was uncertain whether any original masonry remained, as many of the walls had been replaced with concrete block. The discovery reveals the building’s historic character and offers preservationists insight into the authentic building materials.

Original brick revealed on wall. — Exposed brick is revealed on the east side of the second floor.

Learn more about the full restoration plan for the Brown Brothers Building.

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September 23, 2025 • Brown Brothers

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

September 6, 2025 • Brown Brothers

First-Floor Cleanout Underway at the Brown Brothers Building

August 29, 2025 • Brown Brothers

Interior Cleanup of Brown Brothers Demolition Debris Progresses

August 23, 2025 • Brown Brothers

North Side Interior Walls Are Removed at the Brown Brothers Building

August 18, 2025 • Brown Brothers

Wood Wall Studs Are Removed at the Brown Brothers Building

August 13, 2025 • Brown Brothers

Second-Floor Doors and Frames Removed at the Brown Brothers Building

August 10, 2025 • Brown Brothers

AC System Inspected for Removal at Brown Brothers Building

August 6, 2025 • Brown Brothers

Second-Floor Demolition Begins at the Brown Brothers Building

August 2, 2025 • Brown Brothers

Brown Brothers Interior Room Demolition Progresses Inside 619 Cleveland Street

July 29, 2025 • Brown Brothers

A Partition Wall Is Removed Between Units 619 and 621 at Brown Brothers

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The Telephone Building

Shellac Sealing Begins on Exposed Woodwork in the Telephone Building

Door Frame Bucks Installed at the Peoples Bank building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Window Openings are Prepared for Installation 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