During Bishop Foley's four year interim the Cathedral School on Parsons was built. The architect was Leon Coquard and at that time it was considered one of the finest school buildings in the city. The deed was signed May 25, 1892, and the building was called SS. Peter and Paul Academy. The name, etched on the apex of the building, can still be seen today.

In 1893, the Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary from Monroe arrived, establishing academic excellence that prevailed until the school closed seventy-six years later.

Shifting demographics coupled with an expanding diocese draw attention from the Vatican. On August 3, 1937, Detroit was officially recognized as an Archdiocese. Edward A. Mooney became it's first Archbishop. SS. Peter and Paul Church could no longer continue its role as the Cathedral Parish and, in that same year, Archbishop Mooney selected Blessed Sacrament Church as the new Cathedral.

On March 17, 1938, after 47 years as the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, the parish resumed its original tile, Church of St. Patrick. The cathedral high school was renamed 'Immaculata High School', a title it only briefly retained; then became 'Girls' Catholic Central High School. The grade school became St. Patrick Grade School.

For the next thirty years radical changes occurred in the surrounding neighborhoods. Housing and transportation shifted from the central city area to the suburbs. In 1969, the last classes graduated from St. Patrick Grade School and Girl's Catholic Central High School.

For two years the building stood unoccupied. In an effort to meet the needs of the area, the people of the parish joined with the neighbors to develop strategies to improve their neighborhood. From their planning, and with the help of federal grant monies, evolved the Model Neighborhood Project. Office space for the project was housed on the first floor of the building. The project provided needed resources for health care clinics, block parks, a senior citizen housing co-op, educational materials, and salaries for paraprofessionals hired at one of the local public schools.

From the Model Neighborhood experience, St. Patrick Parish members saw a growing need, ministering to the elderly in the neighborhood. It was June 1, 1973, the first of many clean-ups, that the building was to evolve into a model senior center. On July 2, 1973, seven seniors from the neighborhood were served a hot nutritious meal. Over the years the scope and vision broadened. The building, St. Patrick Senior Center, has been completely renovated inside and out with grants from Kresge Foundation, Skillman Foundation, Federal, State, and City funds, and a lot of volunteer hands. Today, the program provides comprehensive services to more than 1,700 seniors living throughout the metro-Detroit area.

The Centennial Building, worn by nature's elements, has survived the forces of time and space. The people, who have been touched by its beauty, know that they are the ones who give meaning and direction to the next 100 years. Thank You for being a part of its evolving history!