The present church, the fifth for the parish, was erected in 1881. Canadian architect Joseph Connolly designed it in the Gothic Revival style. The church was extensively remodeled in three phases from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The present rectory was added in 1922.
In 1968 the parish erected the Tower of History as a shrine to the Catholic missionaries who served the community.[5] It was designed to be a part of a larger complex that was to include a community center and a new church edifice. Parish priorities changed and the structure was sold to Sault Historic Sites in 1980, which continues to operate it. Proceeds from the Tower of History still benefit the church.
Catholic schools
St. Mary's School was opened 1885.[6] The Sisters of Loretto opened Loretto Academy in 1896 and educated girls from grade school through high school. It became a co-educational high school in 1945. The present school building was built in 1937 and held classes through eighth grade. Both St. Mary's School and Loretto Academy closed in 1971 for financial reasons. The academy building was sold to the local school district. St. Mary's School re-opened in 1993 and serves students from preschool through eighth grade.
^ ab"Saint Mary's Pro-Cathedral". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
^Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church, "History", [1].
