The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

November 1, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Period-Accurate Tile Installation Underway at the Woolworth Building

Workers installing green and black wall tile. — Crews install vintage-style green and black tile along the bathroom walls for a period-accurate interior.

Crews are installing vintage-style tiles inside the Woolworth building bathrooms. The team mapped the layout of each tile, applied a layer of mortar with a notched tool, and set each tile by hand using spacers and a laser level to ensure perfect alignment. Each section of the wall was carefully covered in green tile with black tile trim, matching the period style of the original Woolworth building. The tiles are one of the interior details bringing this historic space back to its 1928 character and add both craftsmanship and authenticity to the restored interiors, showcasing how even the little details can bring together a major historic transformation.

Crew applying thin-set mortar for tile installation. — Mortar is smoothed onto the wall so each tile can be carefully set in place.

Period-accurate wall tile in progress. — The green tiles are placed above the black tile trim to recreate a period-accurate design.

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

MORE BLOGS ON F.W. WOOLWORTH CO.

October 31, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Woolworth Building South Side Wall Stucco Applied

October 30, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Storefront Installed at the Woolworth Building

October 28, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

West Wall Painting Completed at the Woolworth Building

October 27, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Second-Floor Windows Installed at the Woolworth Building

October 26, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

First-Floor Drywall Installation Progresses at the Woolworth Building

October 24, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Air System Ducting Installation Progresses at the Woolworth Building

October 23, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

First-Floor Electrical Conduits Installed Throughout the Woolworth Building

October 22, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Storefront Openings Prepped at the Woolworth Building

October 20, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Second-Floor Drywall Installation Underway at the Woolworth Building

October 18, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

First Floor Drywall Installation Begins at the Woolworth Building

LOAD MORE

Restoration Updates | See daily progress on Historic Cleveland Street

The Telephone Building

Shellac Sealing Begins on Exposed Woodwork in the Telephone Building

Window Delivery at the Peoples Bank Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Period-Accurate Tile Installation Underway at the Woolworth Building

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

Electrical Removal Completed at 635 Cleveland Street

SEE ALL UPDATES

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