Our history shows more than just longevity. It shows stability.

C.L. Lewis 1929 wasn't the best time to start a construction business. With America on the brink of the Great Depression, work was scarce, standards were high, and success would only come to firms with exceptional integrity and dependability.

But those are exactly just the qualities Charles Langhorne Lewis brought to his new company...and before long, his reputation was as solid as his work. Early achievements for Lewis included the massive Lynchburg City Armory (just one of many landmarks the company has added to the Central Virginia landscape that are still standing today).

By the 1950's, C. L. Lewis & Company was one of the leading contractors in Central Virginia, serving such prestigious customers as N&W Railroad, C&O Railroad, the U.S. Navy, and Craddock-Terry Shoe Company.

Today the company's experience has grown to encompass every major category of commercial building. And while we're proud of our past, we don't live there. After all, a company doesn't stay in business three-quarters of a century without keeping up with the times. The construction techniques of yesteryear have given way to computer-assisted design, estimating, and scheduling systems, and we routinely handle construction documents electronically.

The firm now operates under the direction of Preston Craighill, III, and Robert P. Brown, Jr., who have a collective 60+ years with the company. Although the leadership of the company has changed through the decades, “Chuck” Lewis’ foundational qualities of integrity and dependability have lived on in the company that bears his name.