A fire started at the former St. Agnes church and rectory Monday in the area of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Bethune street in Detroit. Detroit Fire Department responded to the scene and the cause is under investigation. There was significant damage to the church building. The rectory building next door is a total loss.

A fire burned at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Detroit early Tuesday, damaging the building that has stood at the corner of Rosa Parks and LaSalle Gardens for more than a century.

Detroit officials are investigating what sparked a fire that burned through a historic, century-old church for more than four hours Tuesday.