In 1882, members of Brandon's Anglican congregation had the first St. Matthew's Church built on this site. Several years later the wood frame structure received a brick veneer. In 1912, the congregation moved to its present location on 13th Street. The old church building was later sold to Brandon's Polish Roman Catholic congregation. They renovated it to meet their needs and, on August 1, 1920, it was consecrated St. Hedwig's Roman Catholic Church. In 1956, the city's building inspector discovered that the exterior walls were leaning outward and declared the building unsafe. It was demolished and a new church erected on the site. The photo depicts the new church.