Founded by the Redemptorists in 1917, the church has extensive affiliations with important figures in Baltimore Catholic history.

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 as St. Alphonsus Church, Rectory, Convent and Halle.

The Halle is a 4+1⁄2-story brick structure also in the Gothic Revival style opposite the church across Saratoga Street.

[6] St. Alphonsus Church, Rectory, Convent and Halle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Since 2017, the parish has been administered by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP), while remaining officially part of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.