Father Kallumady said that he planned to strengthen the structure without compromising the original brickwork, but that money was scarce.
The cement was removed from the outer walls revealing the church's original red brickwork.
Adjoining the west end are lower small wing fragments of the original 16th-century brickwork.
The wall is also the original brickwork with yellow stone dressings to the windows and doorways.
In the 1850's servants' quarters, Chuck Brong repaired original brickwork.
The original brickwork was maintained: decorative red brick, Medina sandstone, and polished granite.
A coat of stucco was added in 1883, covering all of the original brickwork.
The organ's pipes actually run through the original brickwork, and so the music makes the building hum.
Although many of the storefronts have been remodeled over the years, the original decorative brickwork is still visible on the upper levels of most buildings.
The original brickwork was virtually entirely covered over with a smooth rendered finish, painted white.