[1] As of 2019, the building continues to house a musical performance space, ran by the original organization which built it.

[2] The St. Cecilia Society was founded in 1883 as a women's club devoted to "musical improvement and to the development in the community."

In 1894, the Society decided to construct their own performance space, and hired Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb to design a new building.

[4] Over the years, a number of nationally known musicians, singers, and conductors performed in the building, including Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Edward MacDowell, Olga Samaroff, and Ossip Gabrilowitsch.

[3] The St. Cecilia Society Building is a two-story brick Renaissance Revival structure with a full basement.