would become the largest Catholic Church in Michigan." Spier and Rohns designed the present structure. Kolasinski had formed the parish and raised the building funds for the rapidly growing parish. The cornerstone-laying ceremony was held on June 5, 1892, and on December 24, 1893, after construction costs of over $125,000, the church was officially dedicated. More than 10,000 people attended the dedication ceremony. Sweetest Heart of Mary is one of the largest Gothic Revival churches in the Midwest, and perhaps the most impressive. The church is constructed of red brick in a cruciform shape with a cross gabled roof. The facade on Russell boasts a rusticated stone lower level with a triple portal, a pointed arch structure, and a stone balustrade atop everything. Two towers flank the entrance, topped with identical spires, which are capped with buttresses and detailed with crosses. The church includes several impressive stained glass windows created by Detroit Stained Glass Works, the successor to the well known firm of Friederichs and Staffin. The major transept window illustrates the Holy Family in Saint Joseph's workshop. Eight windows lining the nave portray Christ, Mary, and several saints; this set of windows won a major prize at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. There are three related building—a large rectory, a convent that could house several dozen religious sisters, and a large school building—which make up a local historic district. The 1893 Austin pipe organ Opus No. 2 (2 manuals and 20 ranks) is the oldest Austin Organ still in service, and the oldest surviving electro-pneumatic in the state of Michigan. See also Archdiocese of Detroit Architecture of metropolitan Detroit References Further reading Orson, Lawrence, (1981) Polish Detroit and the Kolasinski Affair Detroit: Wayne State University Press. 268 pages. ; . Serafino, Frank, (1983) West of Warsaw. Avenue Publishing Co. . Skendzel, Eduard Adam Kolasinski in the Evening News, 1881-1899 ASIN: B000722P40. External links Detroit: The History and Future of the Motor City, Religious Buildings, Sweetest Heart of Mary. Mother of Divine Mercy Parish website Roman Catholic churches in Detroit Gothic Revival church buildings in Michigan Towers in Michigan Michigan State Historic Sites in Wayne County, Michigan Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit Roman Catholic churches completed in 1893 Towers completed in 1893 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States Religious organizations established in