1904

Postcard view of the Morningside Heights campus from 1904. West Hall is still standing in the background, to the left of Low Library

1904 in Columbia history:

• 150th anniversairy of the foundation of King's College
• Construction of Hartley Hall, the first residence hall on the Morningside Heights campus
• Columbia organizes adult education classes into a formal program called Extension Teaching (later renamed University Extension)
• Formation of the Columbia University Marching Band
• The opening of the IRT 1/9 subway station brings mass transit to Morningside Heights, spurring dense residential development in the region of Columbia's new campus
• Philosopher John Dewey joins the Columbia faculty, where he would remain for over 25 years
• September: Inaugural King's Crown Awards given out.

Preceded by 1903

History of Columbia University  1904

Succeeded by 1905