In the 1890s the buildings were known as the Government Buildings or Government Offices prior to the Treasury being situated in the building.[1][2]
The location was considered as significant in that the site of the founding of the city of Perth in 1829 was on the north west corner of the complex.[3]
The buildings contained a range of government departments and office until the late 20th century.[4][5]
The Premier of Western Australia had offices in the building in the 1920s, and in 1929 protests focused on gathering in front of the buildings were conducted by unemployed.[6][7]
In the early 21st century, the building was re-developed.[8][9] It became part of the revitalised Cathedral Square complex, with the name State Buildings.[10]
^"The Treasury Buildings, Perth". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1636. Western Australia. 2 June 1929. p. 7 (The Sunday Times Special Centenary Supplement). Retrieved 11 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Unemployed In Perth". Western Argus. Vol. 35, no. 2042. Western Australia. 23 July 1929. p. 23. Retrieved 11 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Unemployed In Perth". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 34, no. 8983. Western Australia. 24 July 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 11 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Controversy surrounds the redevelopment scheme for the Old Treasury Building, Perth, with the Lord Mayor opposing the project.", Architecture Australia, 95 (5), Architecture Media: 16(1), 1 September 2006, ISSN0003-8725