Downtown in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Photographed by Lugnuts, September 12, 2020

1. St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Just south on Fitzhugh Street, behind you, stands the oldest existing church building in the city, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 1824. It was designed by noted New York architect Josiah Brady and was built from rough gray limestone. The window and door trim are made from Red Medina Sandstone. The church was furnished with the first organ and church bell in the village. The Erie Canal passed just south of the church, along what is now Broad Street. The first services in the stone church were held in September, 1825. In 1988, two congregations merged to become the Church of St. Luke and St. Simon Cyrene. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 43° 9.319′ N, 77° 36.835′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Fitzhugh Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. The marker is located on the southeast corner of Main and Fitzhugh Streets, in front of the Gordon A. Howe County Office Building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14614, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Finger Lakes.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: County of Monroe (a few steps from this marker); City of Rochester

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(a few steps from this marker); Early Education (a few steps from this marker); Monroe County (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer School (within shouting distance of this marker); Tavern of Silvius Hoard (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Broad Street (about 400 feet away); The 100 Acre Tract (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.

Photographed by Lugnuts, September 12, 2020

2. St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker

The marker is on the southeast corner of Main and Fitzhugh Streets. It is steps away from the plaque mounted on the Howe Office Building.

View southeast along Fitzhugh Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lugnuts, September 12, 2020

3. View southeast along Fitzhugh Street

The marker is in the lower left corner of the photo, St. Luke's bell tower can be seen in the right center part of the photo.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Fitzhugh Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lugnuts, September 12, 2020

4. St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Fitzhugh Street

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 14, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.