Byrne Construction Services (Thos. S. Byrne, Inc.) is a Fort Worth, Texas based construction company providing construction manager and general contractor services. In addition to its Fort Worth headquarters, Byrne has a full-service office in San Antonio, Texas.
History Byrne was founded in Fort Worth in 1923 by Thomas Sneed Byrne, a native Texan and a 1913 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Byrne completed its first major contract, the Montgomery Ward's Building in Fort Worth, in 1928. Byrne also completed the renovation of the Montgomery Ward's Building into the Montgomery Plaza Condominiums in 2009.
Byrne is now in its third generation of management under the direction of John Avila, Jr., Chairman.
Recognition Byrne has served as the General Contractor for Louis Kahn's Kimbell Art Museum. The Kimbell Art Museum won the first Build America Award from the Associated General Contractors of America in 1972 for the "innovative construction techniques" used in the museum and the American Institute of Architects 25-Year Award.
Notable Projects Plaza Theatre: El Paso, Texas Rachofsky House: Dallas, Texas Latino Cultural Center: Dallas, Texas Montgomery Plaza: Fort Worth, Texas Kimbell Art Museum: Fort Worth, Texas Old Red Courthouse: Dallas, Texas Ellis County Courthouse: Waxahachie, Texas Amon Carter Museum: Fort Worth, Texas Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum: Austin, Texas American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum: Fort Worth, Texas Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts: Dallas, Texas
See also Construction Data Company Associated Builders and Contractors
References
External links Official Website Pool Construction Roof Replacement