Delving into the history of this church gave me more to consider than I had anticipated. Its congregation first began as St. Paul’s, Rochesterville in 1876. I still have to pinpoint when but St. Paul’s Presbyterian church requested the church be renamed to prevent confusion and it then became St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. At this time Rochesterville was not a part of Ottawa but a suburban bedroom community. Rochesterville was annexed to the City of Ottawa January 1, 1889.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church current location at 760 Somerset St. West can be found on the 1902 Insurance Plan (Vol. 1, Sheet 59). It had survived the great fire of 1900, but in 1903 was destroyed by fire and rebuilt. As the congregation began to outgrow its facilities the current structure was built, and the 1922 cornerstone laid.
Plaques, Statues and Cornerstones 