ABOUT US
We are Marylanders building in Maryland for Marylanders
Led by a third-generation builder, Lewis is family owned and has provided award-winning construction services since 1966.
Passionate professionals, Lewis has focused our efforts in the non-profit, academic, institutional, and historic sectors—restoring structures from ages past for ages to come and constructing new buildings to enhance the lives of the people we serve.
Driven by this passion and united by purpose, we stand today upon the pillars of our founder’s original vision – honesty, integrity, and customer service—creating a lasting impact on the people and communities we serve.
We are a mid-sized firm providing a national firm’s full suite of services, where executives remain personally involved with our clients and their projects.
At Lewis, we embed ourselves into the culture and vision of our clients, becoming a true partner in their construction journey, and the fact that clients call upon us time and again to return to their campuses to continue to work with them is the highest compliment in our industry.
Our skilled team of professionals includes project managers who are in their own right estimators, estimators who have generational experience in the field and their position, engineers, architects, and craftsmen fully capable of self-performance on our projects.
Lewis is a proactive construction manager who thinks ahead, providing holistic construction services, accurate estimating, emerging technologies, and innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients, employees, and the community.
Exceptionally diverse and inclusive, our pool of trade contractor partners complements our portfolio—from museum quality restoration to highest-level scientific and security installations. The trade contracting community WANTS to work with Lewis—our clients benefit from this desire.
AWARDS
First and foremost, Lewis Contractors is committed providing exceptional service to our clients.
This decades-long commitment has led Lewis to being honored by many awards, frequently supported by commendations from the clients we serve.
- AIA Awards
- Associated Builders and Contractors | National Excellence In Construction Awards
- Associated Builders and Contractors-Baltimore Chapter | Excellence In Construction Awards
- Baltimore Heritage | Preservation and Sustainable Building Awards
- Building Congress & Exchange | Craftsmanship Awards
- Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation
- Historic Annapolis
- Maryland Historical Trust | Preservation Award
- Maryland Minority Contractors Association
- Preservation Maryland
- Preservation Alliance of Baltimore County
- U.S. Green Building Council
- U.S. Tennis Association
COMMUNITY
Originally founded and still located in Owings Mills, MD, Lewis has intentionally focused on serving the greater Maryland marketplace. Our employees call this beautiful State home, and we make every effort to hire Maryland residents and to partner with local trade contractors and suppliers. Lewis continues to be committed to the growth of Maryland in general and Baltimore and its surrounding counties specifically. We intentionally foster the growth of small and emerging businesses and work to bring gainful employment opportunities to those with whom we live.
HISTORY
In 1966, Henry H. Lewis founded his construction company on three basic principles: i) Integrity—being honest, truthful, and fair with customers and alike; ii) Quality—leaving behind successful projects that are nothing short of ‘world class’; and iii) Client advocacy—starting in preconstruction, leaving no stone unturned in maximizing value, leveraging experience, and minimizing headaches for the customer. Using these principles, the firm became renowned in the marketplace, and now, more than a half-century later, they remain the very basic tenets of who Lewis Contractors is today.
Principally focused upon the metropolitan Baltimore area, the Lewis portfolio of work represents some of the area’s most venerable structures—private and public schools, colleges and universities, faith-based institutions, historic restoration, scientific, medical, and high-tech spaces among them.
Throughout our history, Lewis Contractors has flourished by enjoying the greatest compliment our clients could bestow: repeat business. We are a team of Builders, not Brokers. Our people enjoy their work—our Clients benefit from our award-winning service.
Please visit our timeline below for a comprehensive history of Lewis Contractors, from our founding to today.
LEADERSHIP
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Henry H Lewis Founds Construction Company
Henry H Lewis founds construction company in detached garage in... - 1966
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Returned to Homewood House Museum
Returned to Homewood House Museum for second restoration of seven... - 1987
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Hired Ellington Churchill
Hired Ellington Churchill (now Secretary MD Dept of General Services) - 1996
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Completed first project at Gilman School
Completed first project at Gilman School – Restoration of cupola... - 2003
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First Renovation to Homewood House Museum
Completed first renovation project of seven (to-date) at Homewood House... - 1967
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Restoration at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
Completed roof restoration at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello – only house... - 1994
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