For nearly 100 years, two 100 foot steeples served as a prominent Waterbury landmark; however, due to ongoing structural problems, the spires were carefully removed in 2019 and stored for possible reconstruction.

[1] In April 1886 Bishop Lawrence S. McMahon, appointed Father Joseph W. Fones of Watertown to organize a parish.

About two weeks later Father Fones first celebrated Mass at the Grand Street hall for the French congregation.

[3] According to Ruth Glasser, curator of the "In the Shadow of St. Anne's" exhibit at the Mattatuck Museum, "This church was literally built on the nickels and dimes of its congregation.

For nearly 100 years, two 100 foot steeples served as a prominent Waterbury landmark, however, due to ongoing structural problems, the spires were removed in 2019.

During a restoration in the 2010s, evidence of the original stenciling and other features were uncovered, informing the new interior artwork installed.

Since at least the 1980s, efforts to waterproof and maintain the steeples have been on-going, including the installation of a fiberglass shell to reinforce the brick.

All Saints parish made the decision that it was more cost effective to dismantle the towers to address the immediate safety concerns, with a goal to raise funds to rebuild the spires with as much of the original stone as possible.