Constructed at the end of the nineteenth century for a new parish, it closed in 1996, but was reopened in 2001 when a Vietnamese Catholic group began to use the church.

This church building remains significant because of its grand architectural elements, which have led to its designation as a historic site.

Land for the present church was purchased for $19,000, and Archbishop William Henry Elder of Cincinnati laid the cornerstone in June 1888.

The building was consecrated by Bishop Camillus Maes of Covington in November 1895; construction had cost approximately $100,000 ($3,662,400 in current dollar terms), but the parish was able to liquidate its debts by 1903.

Constructed in the Romanesque Revival style,[2]: 360  but with a prominent octagonal Baroque dome and glazed cupola, towers flank the main entrance, and there are rose windows under the pediments of the front and side.