ðə hˈʌt wʌz bˈɪlt æz ɐ məmˈoːɹɪəl fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv vɐlˈeɪhoʊ ɡˈæntnɚ, ðə ɡɹˈændsʌn ʌv sˈɪdni mˈaɪɚ ðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə mˈaɪɚ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt stˈoːɹ tʃˈeɪn.
The hut was built as a memorial following the death of Vallejo Gantner, the grandson of Sidney Myer the founder of the Myer department store chain.