The red brick building with white trim was built in the Romanesque Revival style.

The church was opened for regular use in January 1917 and it was dedicated on April 13, 1918 by Bishop Joseph Patrick Lynch of Dallas.

In 1944, Sacred Heart Cathedral bought St. Mary’s Academy from the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word for $85,000.

[1] The final Mass in the cathedral was celebrated on January 19, 1975 by Bishop Lawrence M. DeFalco.

Francis A. Smyer gave the homily and the Marion Mass in D minor was sung by the combined choirs of Sacred Heart and St. Laurence.

Sacred Heart was torn down after the final Mass and replaced by St. Laurence Cathedral.