[2] The first St. Mary's School, located across the street from the rectory, was constructed in 1906 for first through eighth grade students.

[3] The parish immediately began plans for a new school, hiring Detroit architect Arthur DesRosiers to design it and George Talbot as the contractor.

[4] At that time, actor Jeff Daniels purchased the building from the parish and donated it to the Chelsea Center for the Development of the Arts.

[4] As of 2013, it is used as the home of the Chelsea Center for the Arts,[4] with the Great Hall used as rehearsal space for the Purple Rose Theatre Company.

St. Mary's School is a two-story structure, constructed in an academic Gothic Revival style.