History of St Luke Parochial School

St Luke School is a abandoned Parochial School on the west side of Detroit, built in 1928. The St Luke Church was built a year earlier, by 1936 the services of the church were moved into what would later be the school Gymnasium and Auditorium room, similar to the St David School. as church attendance reached over 800+ church worshipers. As St Luke continued to grow as a parish more and more, the school received a second floor addition in 1950, and the church moved services into a newly built church building in 1958. With heavy population decline in Detroit throughout the 60s and 70s, St Luke was to close in 1989 alongside over 30 other Catholic Churches in Detroit, under the order of the Archdiocese. However escaped closing, when it merged with the Epiphany Church located just over 1 mile to the northwest. St Luke as a parish lasted until 2011, and the school until 2005 between 1989 and 2005 the school was merged with St. Brigid located just under 3 miles to the north. In 2005 the St Luke school was closed due to low enrollment, At least two private schools used the St Luke school most recently being DCC Dar Al-Arqam School, a Islamic School. The St Luke school building has been unused since 2013, however the school remains one of the best shape schools in Detroit with minor vandalism, and little to no scrapping done to the school. This is likely due to the building still being maintained and upkeeped, just not in use. Most of the school desks, chairs, and other school furnishings have been removed. Boards on the school windows display dates as recent as early 2024. Since 2013 a fire has clearly swept the Gymnasium, however remains in great shape due to its concrete construction. The school is likely to be sold to a new owner with the excellent shape the building sports.