[3] It is the second oldest Roman Catholic building in the city, built in 1835–1837 of fieldstone, with a pair of Doric columns flanking the entrance.

[2] While the neo-classical church is modeled on the published designs by Minard Lefever, and is sometimes attributed to him, there is no hard evidence of this being true.

[4] The parish was established by Bishop John Dubois in order to relieve the overcrowding at St. Peter's on Barclay Street.

However, some members of the congregation finding this too far uptown, instead purchased the Reformed Presbyterian church on Chambers Street.

[4] It was scheduled to be torn down in 1986, but was saved by the efforts of the community, especially the Ancient Order of Hibernians,[3] the first branch of which was organized in the church in 1836.