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.

[2] The foundation stone was laid on 26 October 1917 by Sir John Forrest, and the hall was opened on 12 June 1918 by Lieutenant Governor Sir Edward Albert Stone.

[4][full citation needed] 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.

In 2017 two statues of soldiers and two plaques were set into the southern wall to commemorate the centenary of the building.