The first parish in this neighborhood was built by French-speaking Catholics and
named in honor of St. Clotilde. When the parish had to be closed due to fire and
lack of funds, the parish was reincorporated under the name of St. Anne. The current
stone church was completed in 1949. Today, the church serves the Vietnamese Catholic
community and has changed its name again. It is known as St. Anne-St. Joseph Hien,
honoring the Vietnamese martyr canonized by Pope St. John Paul II in 1988.