P.O. Box 5258 Topeka, KS 66605-0258 | 1934 S. Kansas Ave. Topeka, KS 66612 | Call - 785-357-0341 | Fax - 785-357-6514
Bob Florence Contractor, Inc.
1934 S. Kansas Ave. Topeka, KS 66612
Call - 785-357-0341
Fax - 785-357-6514
OUR COMPANY
Bob Florence Contractor Inc. began more than 100 years
ago as a business devoted to specialized craft and has
evolved into an organization versed in all phases of
construction.
In 1895, Joseph Florence, founded the company in
Toronto, Canada. In 1898, Joseph followed his missionary
parents to Topeka, setting up business in his home. In
1903 Joseph founded the Wood Wire and Metal Lather
Union, which merged into the Carpenters Union Local
1445 in the late 1970’s.
Robert Florence, Sr., Joseph’s son, began working as
lather for the company in 1925 and took over the
business in 1935. Bob Florence, Jr. assumed control in
1970 with Adam and Stacy Florence taking control in
1997.
As the need for large projects grew, the organization
evolved into a comprehensive construction company.
Bob Florence Contractor Inc. has worked on building
projects in Topeka, across Kansas, and in California,
Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Nebraska and the
Philippines.
The ornamental work adorning Topeka High School, the
Kansas State Capital, and the Jayhawk Theatre in Topeka,
was made by Florence Company employees. Work on
Topeka High School included using a Ford Model T, a
cable and a pulley to hoist material from ground to roof
bar joists.
The company was called upon in 1906 to help rebuild
San Francisco after an earthquake. They constructed one
of the company’s first low-income housing complexes in
Corpus Christi, Texas in 1939; and in 1957 built 640 units
of what is today Montara outside Topeka.
Four generations of the Florence family have worked on
the old Santa Fe building at Southwest 10th and Jackson
Street. Robert Florence Sr. worked on the original Hoch
Auditorium at the University of Kansas, while his son and
grandsons worked to rebuild the auditorium after it was
destroyed by fire.
More recent projects include: Capitol Federal Home
Office Building, Core First, Walgreens, V.A. Hospital, The
City Centre Parking/Office Complex, the Cotton O’Neil
Heart Center, The Stormont-Vail Healthcare Cardiology
Building and the new NICU addition, the Lied Center at
the University of Kansas, Topeka Bible Church Sanctuary
renovation, Treasures of the Czar, and several buildings
at Camp Karis on the Island of Bohol in the Philippines.
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OUR COMPANY
Bob Florence Contractor Inc. began more than 100 years ago as a
business devoted to specialized craft and has evolved into an
organization versed in all phases of construction.
In 1895, Joseph Florence, founded the company in Toronto, Canada. In
1898, Joseph followed his missionary parents to Topeka, setting up
business in his home. In 1903 Joseph founded the Wood Wire and
Metal Lather Union, which merged into the Carpenters Union Local
1445 in the late 1970’s.
Robert Florence, Sr., Joseph’s son, began working as lather for the
company in 1925 and took over the business in 1935. Bob Florence, Jr.
assumed control in 1970 with Adam and Stacy Florence taking control
in 1997.
As the need for large projects grew, the organization evolved into a
comprehensive construction company. Bob Florence Contractor Inc. has
worked on building projects in Topeka, across Kansas, and in California,
Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Nebraska and the Philippines.
The ornamental work adorning Topeka High School, the Kansas State
Capital, and the Jayhawk Theatre in Topeka, was made by Florence
Company employees. Work on Topeka High School included using a
Ford Model T, a cable and a pulley to hoist material from ground to roof
bar joists.
The company was called upon in 1906 to help rebuild San Francisco
after an earthquake. They constructed one of the company’s first low-
income housing complexes in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1939; and in 1957
built 640 units of what is today Montara outside Topeka.
Four generations of the Florence family have worked on the old Santa
Fe building at Southwest 10th and Jackson Street. Robert Florence Sr.
worked on the original Hoch Auditorium at the University of Kansas,
while his son and grandsons worked to rebuild the auditorium after it
was destroyed by fire.
More recent projects include: Capitol Federal Home Office Building,
Core First, Walgreens, V.A. Hospital, The City Centre Parking/Office
Complex, the Cotton O’Neil Heart Center, The Stormont-Vail Healthcare
Cardiology Building and the new NICU addition, the Lied Center at the
University of Kansas, Topeka Bible Church Sanctuary renovation,
Treasures of the Czar, and several buildings at Camp Karis on the Island
of Bohol in the Philippines.
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P.O. Box 5258 Topeka, KS 66605-0258 | 1934 S. Kansas Ave. Topeka, KS 66612
Bob Florence Contractor, Inc.
Call - 785-357-0341 | Fax - 785-357-6514
