. Illustrated New York city and surroundings. A descriptive guide to places of interest. s, Fourth and Mad-ison Avenues. In 1754 it was chartered as Kings College, and the firsibuildings were situated west of College Place. It was removed to its present site in 1857, There are five departments ; art, mines, law, poiitcal science, and medicine, with a corpsof sixty instructors. Its treasury ischiefly supplied from the rental of land-ed property granted for that purpose bythe state of New York and TrinityChurch. The college course extendsover a period of four years. The scien-tific department of


. Illustrated New York city and surroundings. A descriptive guide to places of interest. s, Fourth and Mad-ison Avenues. In 1754 it was chartered as Kings College, and the firsibuildings were situated west of College Place. It was removed to its present site in 1857, There are five departments ; art, mines, law, poiitcal science, and medicine, with a corpsof sixty instructors. Its treasury ischiefly supplied from the rental of land-ed property granted for that purpose bythe state of New York and TrinityChurch. The college course extendsover a period of four years. The scien-tific department of Columbia Collegeis called the School of Mines. It is di-vided into sections of civil engineering,mining, engineering, metallurgy, geol-ogy, and natural history. The coursealso occupies four years. The Florentine palace built by HenryVillard is at 50th Street, while oppositerises the great Cathedral, flanked oneither side by the archbishops palace(No. 452), and the beautiful rectory(No. 460). From 51st to 52d Streets,on both sides, are the Roman CatholicOrphan Asylums. Cable Car. Jii. 48 Illustrated Guide to New York City.


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