Bancroft Hall at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is named for former Navy Secretary George Bancroft, but to the midshipmen who call the dormitory home, it is affectionately known as “Mother B.”
The largest single college dormitory in the world, Bancroft Hall, houses all roughly 4,400 midshipmen throughout their four years of study at the elite military academy.
Bancroft Hall’s center section and first two wings, designed by Ernest Flagg, a Beaux-Arts architect known for his grand, classical designs, were completed in 1908. The dormitory was expanded in 1921, 1941, and 1961 and now features eight wings.
The enormous 1.4-million-square-foot complex houses 1,639 dorm rooms and 4,663 beds...
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