[3] The AIA Guide to New York City (2010) described the church's architecture as: "Renaissance and Baroque elements combine in this somber but imposing facade.

The parish school across the street to the north is distinguished by glazed blue and white terra-cotta sculpture set into the tympanum of its Classical pediment.

"[1] Plans were filed by owner the Augustine Society of Tompkinsville, Staten Island, in April 1906 for a site on the southeast of Andrew Avenue, 200 feet south of Fordham Road.

[2] The church developed leaks and was deemed unsafe in the summer of 2009, with worship services continuing in the auditorium of St. Augustine's Parochial School.

[6] As the Bronx grew in the early 20th century, Irish, German, and Italian immigrants swelled the congregation.

[7] It sponsored many community programs, including a food pantry, a men's society, Alcoholics Anonymous, and youth dances.

The church also established the Alpha Housing Coalition to provide assistance to neighborhood tenants and residents.

The original building was designed for 1,200 students but a new schoolhouse was constructed on Fulton Avenue in 1913 to accommodate greater numbers.

[7] "St. Augustine enrolled only 170 students this fall, down from 252 in 2008, with [school board member Michael] Brady blaming the bad economy and a tuition hike ordered by the Archdiocese.

[7] Archbishop Timothy Dolan visited the church in August 2010,[7] and the school was among 27 whose closure he announced on 11 January 2011.