Columbia University, Morningside
- 1784-1896: Columbia College
- 1754-1784: King's College
- Vicinity: Morningside
| Name of Notable | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | |
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| Name | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | |
| Low Memorial Library |
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W 116th St | Between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave | |
| Casa Italina |
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1151 - 1161 | Amsterdam Ave | |
| Pupin Hall |
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W 120th St | Broadway | |
| International House |
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500 | Riverside Dr | |
| Philosophy Hall |
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1150 | Amsterdam Ave | |
| Hartley Hall at Columbia Unv |
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1124 | Amsterdam Ave |
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1829/00/00 | Martin E Thompson | Architect | The New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb (lost) is built on 49th St between Madison Ave and 4th (now Park) Ave. The site had a semicircular driveway with two gates. One gate is preserved between John Jay Hall and Butler Library. | |||
| 1857/00/00 | Columbia College (New York) | History | Columbia College moves into the New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, a one-square block campus from 49th to 50th Street and from Madison Avenue to Fourth (now Park) Avenue. | |||
| 1877/06/00 | Charles Frederick Coffin | Education | Charles Frederick Coffin graduates from Columbia College in New York City. | |||
| 1881/00/00 | Ware and Van Brunt | End | William Ware ends his partnership with Henry Van Brunt and moves to New York to establish a department of architecture at Columbia University. | |||
| 1881/00/00 | William Robert Ware | Work | William Ware ends his partnership with Henry Van Brunt and moves to New York to establish a department of architecture at Columbia University. | |||
| 1894/00/00 | Seth Low | Benefactor | Under Seth Low's leadership, Columbia College begins plans to move to Morningside. His sense of the monumental importance of a great university and it's civic responsibility is reflected in the master plan by Charles Follen McKim. | |||
| 1894/00/00 | Charles Follen McKim | Architect | Charles Follen McKim of the firm McKim, Mead and White is commissioned to develop a master plan for Columbia University at Morningside. | |||
| 1897/00/00 | Columbia College (New York) | History | Columbia University in the City of New York moves to its new Morningside Heights campus. | |||
| 1898/00/00 | George W Vanderbilt | Benefactor | George W Vanderbilt donates $100,000 to Columbia University for the purchase of 20 lots at the corner of Broadway and 120th Street. | |||
| 1898/00/00 | John D Rockefeller | Benefactor | John D Rockefeller gives $50,000 to Columbia University for the purchase of 20 lots in Morningside Heights. | |||
| 1921/11/00 | Langston Hughes | Education | Langdon Hughes discovers Columbia College has not received his tuition payment and is granted an extension. The $532 payment finally arrives in November. | |||
| 1939/06/10 | The King and Queen motor to Columbia University which was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. Entering 116th St by way of Amsterdam, the Royal car is greeted by 5000 cheering students and faculty. | King George VI and Queen Elizabeth State Visit of Canada | ||||
| 2022/04/14 | More than three dozen colleges and universities are hosting 2022 graduation events based on race, gender, or sexual orientation. Ohio State, Columbia, Harvard, Illinois State and the University of North Texas all offer ceremonies based on race. | American Segregation |
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| Institution of Higher Education | University |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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| Moon Palace | Novel | Paul Auster | "Moon Palace" is set at Columbia University |
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