Doric Lodge No. 58, A.F. & A.M. was instituted on March 28th, 1855. The Lodge was given number 49 on the Register of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Canada West and number 952 on the Register of the United Grand Lodge of England.

The warrant from the latter Grand Lodge was surrendered in July 1858 and the Lodge was renumbered 58 on the Register of the Grand Lodge of Canada, and has been known by that number ever since.

The first three to occupy the principal offices were - W.Bro. William Tracy, Worshipful Master; Bro. James Wilson, Senior Warden; and Bro. James Ashfield, Junior Warden.

Since its institution, 1319 members have been admitted to the Lodge - 271 by affiliation and 1048 by initiation. The present membership is 80, of whom 3 are Life Members, and one is an Honourary Member.

The Lodge has had 126 Worshipful Masters, 23 of whom are living. Nine of our members have served as Worshipful Masters of other Lodges. One member, the late M.W.Bro. Sydney Albert Luke, became Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario. He occupied that high office for the two years 1915 through 1917.

Thirteen members have served in the office of District Deputy Grand master. These are:

R.W.Bro. J.P. Featherston, 1867
R.W.Bro. J.J. Gemmill, 1870
R.W.Bro. William Kerr, 1876
R.W.Bro. R.W. Stephens, 1893
R.W.Bro. John Robertson, 1900
R.W.Bro. S.A. Luke, 1904
R.W.Bro. C.W. Jeffrey, 1916
R.W.Bro. E.S. Macphail, 1920
R.W.Bro. J.A. Ross, 1926
R.W.Bro. H.F. Hardy, 1930
R.W.Bro. T.E. Walker, 1949
R.W.Bro. H.M. Cairney, 1955
R.W.Bro. E.J. Hare, 1988
A former member, R.W.Bro. W.H.V. Hooper, then a member of St. John's Lodge in Carleton Place, also served in this important office in 1929. Honourary members R.W.Bro. Carl U. Everson (also a member of Corinthian Lodge No. 476) and R.W.Bro. Gary Gossling (also a member of Civil Service Lodge No. 148) were District Deputy Grand Masters in 1989 and 1996 respectively.

The following members have served in other Grand Lodge offices: R.W. Bro. J.C. Bartram as Grand Junior Warden; Rev. C.D. Donald as Grand Chaplain; V.W.Bro. J. Fenton Argue, M.D. as Grand Director of Ceremonies; V.W.Bro. R.F. Hare as Assistant Grand Chaplain; V.W.Bro.J.F. Hambly as Grand Junior Deacon; V.W.Bros. J.L. Culbert, C.B. Bell, J.J. Allen, G.H. MacCarthy, M.E. Wahab, W.J. Eastwood, R. Plumpton, G.S. Stott and R. Ashworth as Grand Stewards.

The Lodge celebrated its Centennial at a Special Meeting held on March 28, 1955. This meeting was preceded by a Divine Service at St. James United Church on March 27, 1955. The following brothers occupied the principal offices at that time: W.Bro. D.S. Robertson, Worshipful Master; Bro. H.C. Green, Senior Warden; and Bro. C. Dagg, Junior Warden. The Grand Master was represented by R.W.Bro. E.G. Dixon, Grand Secretary.

The Lodge celebrated 125 years of Masonry at a Regular Meeting on March 28, 1980. The following brothers occupied the principal offices at that time: W.Bro. R. Plumpton, Worshipful Master; Bro. A.M. Hickman, Senior Warden; Bro. F. van Duffelen, Junior Warden.

The Lodge celebrated 150 years of Masonry at an Special Meeting on April 16,2005. The following brothers occupied the principal offices at that time: W.Bro. D. Richardson, Worshipful Master; Bro. J. Calverley, Senior Warden; Bro. G. J. Hagenaars, Junior Warden. Also present for the celebration were: Most Worshipful Brother Donald H. Mumby, Grand Master; the Grand Wardens, Grand Chaplain, Grand Piper, and a number of members of the Board of General Purposes.