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History

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100 Years of ¾«¶«´«Ã½

Throughout its long history, ¾«¶«´«Ã½ has grown to become North Carolina’s most trusted builder and licensed general contractor.

1923

¾«¶«´«Ã½ is established by Frank L. Blum in Winston-Salem, NC.

1923

Blum completes its first project, a tunnel under Northwest Boulevard connecting Reynolds High School and its gymnasium.

1931

Frank L. Blum & Company builds Atkins High School, the first building in Winston-Salem to have a steel frame and unit ventilators.

1940s

Blum acquires new construction, renovation and addition work on the Bow­man Gray and Eugene Vogler residences, churches includ­ing First Baptist and Calvary Moravian, and institutions such as Hanes Hosiery, Salem College, Wachovia Bank and Piedmont Federal Savings & Loan.

1954

Founder Frank Blum passes away. ¾«¶«´«Ã½ vows to carry on his legacy providing exceptional buildings across North Carolina.

1950s

Blum builds the first women’s dormitory at Wake Forest College.
Blum builds War Memorial Coliseum.
¾«¶«´«Ã½ undertakes meticulous restoration of Historic Moravian Community of Old Salem.

1960s

¾«¶«´«Ã½ builds Medical Park Hospital, First Federal Savings and Loan, the Science Building and Gramley Dormitory of Salem College, Vogler Funeral Home, and Reynolda Presbyterian Church.

1970s

Blum restores the Arista Cotton Mill, which will be converted to the Brookstown Inn.
¾«¶«´«Ã½ builds the new campus of the United Methodist Home on Arbor Road.
Blum builds much of the campus of the new Forsyth Country Day School.

1980s

¾«¶«´«Ã½ bids its first job at N. C. Baptist Hospital, a new parking deck, in 1984.
Blum transforms the former Carolina Theater into the Roger L. Stevens Center.

1990s

The impressive lists of ‘90s projects includes, in part, the Wells Fargo Linden Center, a new Power Plant at N.C. Baptist Hospital, a surgical addition to Medical Park Hospital, and renovation of the Whitaker Rehabilitation Center for Carolina Medcorp.

2000s

¾«¶«´«Ã½ builds Forsyth County’s first LEED-certified building, the Headquarters of Family ¾«¶«´«Ã½.

2010s

Blum expands its geographic presence by opening three new offices – Greensboro: 2015, Raleigh: 2016, and Asheville: 2017

2023

Blum celebrates its 100 Year Anniversary.

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for the last 100 years,

¾«¶«´«Ã½ has been part of many of the most impactful projects in NC, including higher education, healthcare, and civic sectors.