own ▁F argo ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁Sh an ley ▁don ated ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁funds ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁personally ▁raised ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁c athedral ▁to ▁re construct ▁the ▁city ▁after ▁the ▁fire . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁the ▁c athedral ▁was , ▁therefore , ▁delayed . ▁ ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁C athedral ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁St . ▁Paul , ▁Minnesota ▁architect ▁Edward ▁P . ▁Bass ford ▁designed ▁the ▁present ▁church ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁Roman es que ▁Rev ival ▁style . ▁ ▁The ▁brick ▁structure ▁follows ▁a ▁bas il ica ▁plan ▁with ▁a ▁rounded ▁ap se . ▁ ▁Its ▁six ▁b ays ▁are ▁divided ▁by ▁but tr esses . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁fac ade ▁features ▁two ▁une ven ▁to wers . ▁ ▁The ▁larger ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁to wers ▁r ises ▁ ▁above ▁the ▁ground , ▁and ▁it ▁contains ▁a ▁single ▁bell . ▁ ▁A ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁smaller ▁tower . ▁ ▁Stat ues ▁of ▁St . ▁Peter ▁and ▁St . ▁Paul ▁fl ank ▁the ▁large ▁round ▁arch ▁window ▁on ▁the ▁fac ade . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁n aves . ▁ ▁The ▁bar rel ▁v ault ed ▁ce iling ▁has ▁a ▁cross ▁v ault ▁at ▁the ▁tr anse pt . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Catholic ▁c athed r als ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States