Keywords: US Navy 031009-N-9693M-019 A lone Midshipman walks through the rotunda of Bancroft hall at the U.S. Naval Academy.jpg en U S Naval Academy Annapolis Md Oct 9 2003 -- A lone Midshipman walks through the rotunda of Bancroft hall at the U S Naval Academy A major renovation of the hall has been completed following nine years of work by contractors In addition to cosmetic updates issues of fire code compliance and hazardous materials removal were corrected Originally named for former Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft the building was completed in 1906 The historic building is the world's single largest dormatory with 1 800 dorm rooms and a total of 1 4 million square feet to house 4 000 Midshipman U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Damon J Moritz RELEASED 2003-10-09 031009-N-9693M-019 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 9979 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Damon J Moritz PD-USGov-Military-Navy Taken with Nikon D100 United States Naval Academy |