Bancroft Hall

Noon Meal Formation, a daily mustering ceremony held on Tecumseh Court in front of Bancroft Hall.
A panorama of Bancroft Hall (c. 1911)
A map of the Naval Academy campus in 1924. Bancroft Hall is located on the far right, the largest building on the campus

Bancroft Hall, at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is said to be the largest contiguous set of academic dormitories in the U.S.[1] Bancroft Hall, named after former U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and famous historian/author George Bancroft, is home for the entire brigade of 4,000 midshipmen,[2][3] and contains some 1,700 rooms, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) of corridors,[4] and 33 acres (13 ha) of floor space. All the basic facilities that midshipmen need for daily living are found in the hall.[5] It is referred to as "Mother B" or "The Hall" by Midshipmen.

  1. ^ "U.S. Naval Academy, Bancroft Hall, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD", Library of Congress, 2019, retrieved March 3, 2019
  2. ^ "Academy marks completion of Bancroft Hall renovation". The Baltimore Sun. May 16, 2003. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "Annapolis Maryland Area Information". www.azinet.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Reef Points", Naval Institute Press
  5. ^ "Military Heritage", February 2005, Volume 6, No. 4, p.72