page_title: Timeline of the Bronx
section_title: 1900s
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Bronx / 20th century / 1900s
caption_attribution_description: English: The Simpson Street (IRT White Plains Road) elevated station was built in 1904 and opened on November 26, 1904. It is located at the Junction of Westchester Ave., between Simpson St. and Southern Blvd. in the Bronx, New York. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 2004. Line station house as viewed from street-level. Object location40°&#160;49′&#160;27″&#160;N, 73°&#160;53′&#160;37″&#160;W&#160;View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the history of the borough of the Bronx in New York City, New York, United States.
context_section_description: 1901 - The first City Island Bridge opens.
   
  1904 - IRT subway begins operating.
  1905
  New York Public Library Mott Haven branch opens.
  Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences founded.
  145th Street Bridge opens.
  1906
  Jerome Park Reservoir built.
  The 52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable is completed.
  Robert Comfort writes History of Bronx Borough, City of New York, which was published by the North Side News Press, of the Bronx.
  Ota Benga is exhibited in the Bronx Zoo's Monkey House. The Howard Colored Orphan Asylum in Brooklyn later provided housing for him.
  1907
  The Bronx Home News begins publication.
  Thomas Edison's Edison Studios moves to the Bronx.
  1908 - Pelham Bridge opens.
  1909
  Grand Concourse begins operating.
  John F. Murray, the Commissioner of Public Works, becomes the second borough president. after governor Charles Evans Hughes removes Louis F. Haffen from office.
caption: The Simpson Street station of the IRT White Plains Road Line was built in 1904 and opened on November 26, 1904. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 2004, reference #04001027.
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