Other missionary priests who served the area included Fathers Delaney, Concannon, Barry, McGrath, Mulvehill, O'Farrell, and Quirk.

It was designed by prominent Sioux City architect William LeBarthe Steele and built by C. F. Mayer of Humboldt at a cost of $24,000.00.

Four years later on Sunday, June 15, 1919, the building caught fire and was reduced to a brick shell because there was nothing to battle the blaze.

The Romanesque Revival style church building measures 70 by 41 feet (21 by 12 m) and was constructed of matt-faced, vitrified brick and stone.

The building exhibits a couple of elements from the Gothic Revival style, a steeply pitched roof and the rose window on the main facade.

The church building never had running water, so two outhouses, one of brick and one of tile and stucco, were built on the property.

A wrought-iron gate located above concrete steps near the main entrance that is labeled ST. PATRICK'S is a contributing structure.

The church building's significance is attributed to its association with William Steele, and it is considered one of the best examples of Romanesque Revival style in Greene County.