In form, its describes a Maltese cross, surmounted by a dome of noble proportions, Ijcneath which is the already famous rotunda that constitutes the central feature of the building. A statue of Pallas Athene stands at the doorway, within the ample colonnade, to reach which one must cross the broad, paved esplanade and mount a wide flight of stairs -- for the architects wisely put this building on a grade far enough above that of the street to add to its impressive beauty. The other buildings of the University group that are already completed are the Engineering Building, Schermerhorn, Fayerweather, and Havemeyer Halls, and part of University Hall.

148 The Hudson River

Columbia College was first of all the old King's College, founded by Royal charter in the time of George II. After the independence of the colonies was won, " King's" became " Columbia." The present site is the latest, and it is hoped the last, of several homes that have been familiar to successive generations of Columbia alumuce. The buildings of Columbia University are upon the ground made memorable in American history by what has been called the Battle of Harlem Heights, to which particular reference is made in another chapter. On the Broadway side of the Engineering Building there is a bronze tablet commemorating this action, which took place on the i6th of September, 1776. Near Columbia, only separated by Broadway, is Barnard College, for women, which is a department of the University. This is at 119th Street. At 120th is the Teachers College, founded in 1886 by Miss Grace Dodge. This also is now a part of Columbia. One of the most notable structures along the ridge is that of St. Luke's Hospital, opposite the Cathedral grounds, at 113th Street. Back from the river and hidden, except at one or two points, where a transverse \^alley crosses the main ridge of the island at i6ist Street, stands the historic Jumel mansion, as it is usually called.