History of Ignatius High School

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    History of Ignatius

  • Civil War Begins

    American Civil War (1861–1865)
  • Start of Ignatius High School

    Start of Ignatius High School

    Bishop Richard Gilmour invites a group of Jesuits priests from Buffalo to start a Catholic college on the city's west side.

  • Original Wood Building opens

    St. Ignatius College opened with 76 students in 1886 in a wood-framed building at West 30th Street and Carroll Avenue.
  • Main Brick Building Opens

    Main Brick Building Opens

  • Ignatius Highschool and College split into 2

    Ignatius Highschool becomes two different entities.

  • Ignatius College changes names

    Ignatius College becomes John Caroll University

  • JCU Moves

    John Carrol Moves to University Heights

  • New Mall

    Renovation of the Mall begins