[4] He brought the property in 1917 and hired Milwaukee architect Anton Dohman in 1921 to design the cathedral.

He provided two different designs; the first was similar to the church at Assumption Abbey in Richardton, North Dakota.

The building is composed of monolithic concrete, and is believed to be the only Art Deco-style cathedral in the United States.

The two-story building features a flat roof, precast concrete panels, and two horizontal window bands that run about two-thirds of the width of the facade.

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