An historical Front Street building could be adapted for use as offices, according to a recent planning application.

The application, submitted by the Department of Public Lands and Buildings, proposes interior renovations to the Old Town Hall, at 113 Front Street, to create office space.

The project would also include modifications to existing steps on the property and “upgrades” to the windows of the listed building.

The building was first erected in 1794 as a combined town hall and custom house warehouse, with the warehouse on the ground level and the town hall above.

At the time of its construction, it was one of the largest buildings in Hamilton.

The building was used for meetings of the House of Assembly from 1815 to 1822 while Sessions House was under construction, and it became the first City Hall when Hamilton received City status in 1897.

The structure went on to be used for a number of other purposes, including as a British military barracks, a market and the home of the Hamilton Fire Brigade until 1968.

Ownership was transferred to the Bermuda Government in 1971, and the lower level was adapted for use by the Department of Tourism.

In the 1980s, the building was adapted for the judiciary, with the ground floor becoming home to the Supreme Court Registry Office and the second floor housing a courtroom used by the Supreme Court for numerous trials.

It was reported in 2016 that the court and the registry were shut after “alarming” reports of toxic mould in several rooms of the building.