The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

July 26, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Storefront Soffits are Installed at the Woolworth Building

Soffit and column framing visible along Woolworth sidewalk. — View from sidewalk showing full soffit line and framed columns.

Framing contractors have completed installation of the storefront soffits at the Woolworth building, marking a key step in preparing the ground-floor façade for future storefront systems.

A continuous top soffit now runs the full length of the building, reinforcing the visual frame of the restored frontage. Crews also completed column framing and installed sheathing around each exposed vertical support, preparing for the next phase of installation.

Continuous soffit framed above storefront at Woolworth. — Top soffit installation completed across the Woolworth storefront.

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

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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

Window Delivery at the Peoples Bank Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Woolworth Building South Side Wall Stucco Applied

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