On the 1st day of August, 1856, Bishop Lee prchased for $36,000 the property in Davenport known as "Iowa College," situated between Brady and Harrison streets and Eleventh and Twelfth streets.  In this building on the 12th of December, he opened the preparatory department of Griswold college.  Subsequently the college itself was founded and for many years gave promise of a useful future.  The bishop's plans were wise, his labors indefatigable, his courage was great, but no one could have foreseen the changes which were coming in educational work.  After nearly twenty years of useful activity the college had to be closed.  Bishop Lee, however, had passed away many years before. When Bishop Lee came to Davenport he found that several families had left Trinity church and were anxious to start work in the new residence district on the hill.  He gave consent to the formation of a new parish to be known as St. Luke's.  The congregation worshiped for a time in the old Baptish church on Brady between Third and Fourth streets.  The first rector was the Rev. George W. Watson, D. D., who was followed by the Rev. Horatio N. Powers, D. D.  During Dr. Powers' rectorship a new church was built at the northwest corner of Seventh and Brady streets.  There were financial difficulties and the church was eventually sold to the Presbyterians.  It is now the Academy of Sciences.  A chapel was built on the college property, at the southwest corner of Main and Twelfth streets, where the congregation worshiped until June  18, 1873, when it became Grace Cathedral parish, but was known as "The Bishop's Church," and took possession of the beautiful and expensive building which had been erected, near the bishop's house, on the block between Brady and Main streets. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L