Septimus and Louisa Burt gifted it to the Anglican Church in Perth, in memory of their sons who had lost their lives in World War I, Theodore in 1917, and Francis in 1918.[1]
The site was formerly the location of an old bungalow building used as a military officers quarters before becoming a church office.[2]
In 1922, in memory of Septimus Burt, a stained glass window was placed in the hall.[5]
The hall was utilised for a number of activities, including proselytising for secession in the 1930s.[6] It was also used as a venue for exhibitions and events in the 1930s,[7] and during the Second World War.[8]
The hall was renovated in the late 1930s, with reopening celebrated in 1939.[9][10] Further renovations occurred in 2010, with a 2014 completion, including a re-roofing.
In 2017 two statues of soldiers and two plaques were set into the southern wall to commemorate the centenary of the building.[11][12]
^"PICTORIAL FLASHBACK". The Daily News. Vol. LXVIII, no. 23, 533. Western Australia. 14 September 1950. p. 9 (FINAL). Retrieved 20 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia. Pictorial Flashback has a photograph at the top of the article showing the style of the architecture, the verandahs and roof style, taken from St Georges Terrace
^"HONOURING THE BRAVE". The West Australian. Vol. XXXIV, no. 5, 051. Western Australia. 13 June 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 8 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"BURT MEMORIAL WINDOW". The Daily News. Vol. XLI, no. 14, 880. Western Australia. 27 December 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 1 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^W.A.Naturalists Club in 1939 "NATURALISTS' TROPHIES". The West Australian. Vol. 55, no. 16, 601. Western Australia. 16 September 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 8 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
