The first phase of an architectural survey of St George’s listed buildings has been completed.

An eight-strong team of students, led by Brent Fortenberry from Clemson University in Charleston and Ed Chappel, the retired director of architecture and archaeological research for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, started the project last month.

They completed architectural investigations and documentation at the Tucker House and Globe Hotel with the Bermuda National Trust.

“Moving into the spring, students and I will work on converting the field drawings into a digital computer format as well as completing compressive reporting on the evolution of the buildings to be deposited into the Old House Survey at the Trust,” Dr Fortenberry said.

“Students will also be using the recorded data to create new interpretive panels for the Tucker House and Globe Hotel, which will detail the evolution of the buildings as a part of the public programming for the site.

“This coming winter, we will be returning to work on two more buildings as a part of the building-by-building survey of the town’s listed buildings.”

The project, which will see the team visit more than 50 properties in the Old Town, has been supported by the Bermuda National Trust and is expected to take a decade to complete.

The team will collate their drawings and documents over the spring term before sending back interpretative panels detailing their findings to be hung up around the buildings they work on. The results of these architectural investigations and renderings will be held at the Bermuda National Trust’s Old House Survey once completed, while additional copies will also be kept in the National Archives in Hamilton.

Dr Fortenberry added: “Our aim is to study, protect, and document St George’s unique and irreplaceable architectural heritage.”