In this Adventure, we will take a journey back to the founding of modern Singapore and walk in the footsteps of one George Drumgoole Coleman, an important but overlooked figure in the founding of this city. Coleman was a prolific and prominent architect in Singapore's early years and as Singapore's first municipal architect, he had a hand in designing many of Singapore's earliest buildings, many of them now gazetted as National Monuments. He also played a part of in the implementation of Raffles' Town Plan, and the contributed to the alignment of many of the main roads in Civic District. We will follow George Coleman's story in Singapore, beginning with his first construction commission from Sir Stamford Raffles in 1822 to his eventual passing in 1844. To start our journey, head over to the site of the Governor's House on Fort Canning Hill.
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