History
100 Years of Blum Construction
Throughout its long history, Blum Construction has grown to become North Carolina’s most trusted builder and licensed general contractor.
1923
Blum Construction 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. Blum Construction 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.
Frank L. Blum Construction Company undertakes meticulous restoration of Historic Moravian Community of Old Salem.
1960s
Blum Construction 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.
Blum Construction 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
Blum Construction 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
Blum Construction builds Forsyth County’s first LEED-certified building, the Headquarters of Family Services.
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.
for the last 100 years,
Blum Construction has been part of many of the most impactful projects in NC, including higher education, healthcare, and civic sectors.