Bancroft Hall at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is the largest single dormitory in the world. The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States that educates and commissions officers of the United States Annapolis is the capital of the US state of Maryland, as well as the County seat of Anne Arundel County. Dormitory typically refers in the United States to residence halls which are sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for ^[1][2][3] Bancroft Hall, named after former Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, is home for the entire brigade of 4,000 midshipmen^[4], and contains some 1,700 rooms, 4. The United States Secretary of the Navy ( SECNAV) is the Civilian head of the Department of the Navy. George Bancroft (October 3 1800 &ndash January 17 1891 was an American Historian and Statesman who was prominent in promoting Secondary education For the fish called midshipman see Midshipman fish. The rank of midshipman is one of the oldest ranks still in existence 8 miles (7. 7 km) of corridors^[5], and 33 acres of floor space. All the basic facilities that midshipmen need for daily living are found in the hall (Military Heritage, February 2005, Volume 6, No. 4, p. 72). It is affectionately referred to as "Mother B" by Midshipmen.

Bancroft Hall, designed by Beaux-Arts architect Ernest Flagg and built in 1901–06, has eight wings—arranged, as on a ship, with even-numbered wings on one side ("port") and odd-numbered wings on the other ("starboard")—of five stories ("decks") each numbered 0-4. Beaux Arts architecture denotes the academic classical Architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. In addition to the midshipmen rooms, Bancroft Hall houses offices for the Commandant of Midshipmen, six battalion officers, six battalion chaplains, thirty company officers and their senior enlisted leaders, a barbershop, bank, travel office, textbook store, general store ("The Naval Academy Store" or "The Mid Store"), laundromat, uniform store, cobbler shop, the USNA Band, the USNA branch of the United States Postal Service, a gymnasium, spaces for extracurricular activities, and full medical & dental clinics. A battalion is a Military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel A chaplain is typically a Priest, Pastor, ordained Deacon, Rabbi, Imam or other member of the Clergy serving a group of A barber (from the Latin barba, " Beard " is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair give shaves, and trim A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money A textbook is a manual of instruction or a standard book in any branch of study A self-service laundry is a facility where Clothes are washed and dried The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium Extracurricular activities are activities performed by Students that fall outside the realm of the normal Curriculum of school or university education The Hall has its own ZIP code (21412). The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS

The building is also home to King Hall (named after Fleet Admiral Ernest King), where all midshipmen are fed simultaneously three times daily, and Memorial Hall, where scrolls and plaques commemorate alumni lost in battle and those who lost their lives while still Midshipmen. An Admiral of the Fleet or Fleet Admiral is a military Naval officer of the highest rank Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King GCB ( November 23, 1878 &ndash June 25, 1956) was Commander in Chief United States For the fish called midshipman see Midshipman fish. The rank of midshipman is one of the oldest ranks still in existence Memorial Hall and the Rotunda of Bancroft Hall are open to the general public but access to the rest of the building is normally limited to assigned Naval personnel.

The Brigade of Midshipmen marches into Bancroft Hall during Noon Meal Formation, a ceremony that occurs daily in the fall and spring.

A view inside of Memorial Hall inside of Bancroft Hall

The interior of the Rotunda of Bancroft Hall; the steps lead up to Memorial Hall

Bancroft Hall at Phillips Exeter Academy is also named for George Bancroft (1811). Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter, Phillips Exeter or PEA) is a Co-educational independent Boarding school for grades 9–12 George Bancroft (October 3 1800 &ndash January 17 1891 was an American Historian and Statesman who was prominent in promoting Secondary education It was constructed during the Exeter building boom of the 1920s and 1930s under the direction of Eighth Principal Lewis Perry. Exeter ( (IPA ˈeksɪtər is a city, district and County town of Devon, England.

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