The original church edifice survived the Great Chicago Fire yet was demolished to construct the present church . The famous Irish Roman Catholic ecclesiastical architect Patrick Charles Keely of Brooklyn , New York , New York built the present church that is located on the southeast corner of Noble and Evergreen Streets from 1871 to 1881 . At the end of the 19th century , it was one of the largest parishes not only in the City but in the whole nation , with more than 35,000 parishioners in 1908
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (Chicago)