It was designed by Frederick C. Sauer, a well-known German-American architect in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The increasing number of Catholics in the town necessitated the construction of a larger church which was later destroyed by fire on January 22, 1892.

[2] Father John T. Burns was assigned to the church in 1896 to oversee construction.

[3] The church underwent a complete interior restoration in 2017 under the leadership of Fr.

Robert Lubic, returning it to its original Gothic design, including installing high altars, which had been lost during previous renovations.