el ▁in ▁the ▁Goth ic ▁architect ural ▁style , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁The ▁new ▁church ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St . ▁Phil omena . ▁ ▁A ▁growing ▁community ▁and ▁new ▁church ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁growing ▁population ▁had ▁rendered ▁the ▁original ▁chap el ▁too ▁small ▁for ▁the ▁con greg ation . ▁A ▁larger ▁space ▁was ▁needed . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁was ▁completed ▁designed ▁by ▁architect s ▁Mur phy , ▁H ind le ▁& ▁Wright . ▁The ▁new ▁church , ▁with ▁its ▁distinct ive ▁wood ▁sh ing les , ▁tall ▁bell ▁tower , ▁and ▁Roman es que ▁features ▁immediately ▁became ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁land mark . ▁The ▁old ▁chap el , ▁still ▁standing ▁one ▁plot ▁over ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁structure , ▁became ▁a ▁multip ur pose ▁center ▁used ▁mostly ▁for ▁parish ▁social ▁activities . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁St . ▁Phil omena ' s ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁distinct ▁parish ▁after ▁ 3 8 ▁years ▁of ▁spons or ship , ▁first ▁by ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁and ▁then ▁by ▁St . ▁Francis . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁after ▁authentic ity ▁questions ▁regarding ▁St . ▁Phil omena , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁red edic ated ▁to ▁English ▁mart yr ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁More . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁original ▁chap el ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁rect ory ▁and ▁much - ne eded ▁parish ▁center ▁were ▁constructed