First mass on the morning of August 4, 1889, in the second floor of the frame building at 1747 Fulton Street. Ground for the church was purchased in September, 1889, and in October the corner stone was laid by the late Bishop Laughlin.1Designed by Thomas F. Houghton.2

• 1. Church of the Most Holy Rosary. New York Times, October 8, 1894.
• 2. Real Estate Record & Builders' Guide, November 23, 1889: 1591.