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LAND ACQUISITION HISTORY

1965 2005 2006

Cor Jesu moves its campus to the newly built The $5 million Clelian Hall addition opens on Gravois Co., LLC fails to close on the
school on 13 acres located at 10230 Gravois the school’s 13 acre campus and includes: 94 acres, making the land available for
Road in Affton, MO, after opening its doors • Six new classrooms purchase again.
to 17 young women in 1956 on The Hill. • New guidance/college offices
• Expanded faculty room
The Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus • New meeting rooms
offer to purchase the acreage that Gussie • Physics lab
Busch owns along the western edge of the • Wireless campus
school property. He and his family decline. • New administrative offices
The Apostles continue to stay in touch with
the Busch family over the years. Upon Gussie Gravois Co., LLC, contracts with Andy Busch to
Busch’s death in 1989, the land is conveyed purchase the 94-acre tract of land adjacent to
to his sons, Andrew (Andy) and Peter Busch. CJ on the west side of campus to Musick Road
for $23 million. The plan involves building 479
villas, condos and single-family homes.

2010 2012 2014

A new performance athletic field is installed Cor Jesu purchases 10 acres for $750,000 A new master plan for the entire 29-acre
on the six acres along the northwestern end cash from Sovereign Bank. campus is announced.
of CJ’s campus, bordered by Gravois Road
and Grant’s Trail. CJ’s campus grows from 19 to 29 acres, its The $10 million One Heart ~ One Spirit ~
current size. One Vision Capital Campaign goes public.
Negotiations continue with Sovereign Bank
to purchase back 10 acres.

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