[3] St. Mary replaced the diocese's first church, Holy Rosary, which had been erected previously on the site today occupied by the Tennessee State Capitol.

The late antebellum Greek Revival structure features a gabled front entrance of two fluted Ionic order columns supporting a classical pediment.

The cornerstone was laid in 1844, not long after the erection of the diocese in 1837; construction was delayed, however, by lack of funds.

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