The History of Archbishop James E. Quigley Seminary continued...

• 1917 - The cornerstone for the new seminary is laid under the supervision of architects Zachary T. Davis of Chicago and Gustave E. Steinbeck of New New York. Davis also designed St. Ambrose at 47th Street and Ellis Avenue (1911) as well as te old Comiskey Park (1910) and Wrigley Field (1914) in Chicago.
• 1918 - The main college building on the east side of the campus is completed, and the chapel and library wings are under construction. The first seminarians attend Quigley under the guidance of Monsignor Francis A. Purcell, the first rector. Msgr. Purcell and Msgr. Kealy, a former professor of scriptural history, plan the subject matter of the chapel windows.
• 1919 - St. James Chapel is completed (except for the windows), and the first Sacred Concert is celebrated on November 22, the feast of St. Cecilia, patron saint of music.
• 1920 - Commencement exercises are held in the St. James Chapel for Quigley's first five-year graduating class. The seminary was dedicated June 8, and the formal blessing of the chapel was performed by the Papal Delegate, the Most. Rev. Giovanni Bonzano.
• 1924 - Archbishop Mundelein is elevated to the rank of Cardinal by Pope Pius XI in Rome.
• 1925 - The St. James Chapel windows are completed. A west wing connecting the library and chapel wings along Rush Street, designed by Chicago architect, Joseph William McCarthy, is added to Quigley's existing building to accomodate its growing student body. The addition was inspired by the 15th-century Palais de Justice in Rouen, France.
• 1939 - George Cardinal Mundelein dies.
• 1941 - The chapel spire is damaged during a storm and subsequently dismantled; only the base remains.
• 1961 - Quigley Preparatory Seminary South is opened at 79th Street and Western Avenue on Chicago's South Side. The original seminary is renamed Quigley Preparatory Seminary North. The scholastic program at Quigley is reduced from five to four years.