0 ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁design ▁competition , ▁pace ▁of ▁new ▁construction ▁at ▁the ▁a cademy ▁slow ed , ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁contin ual ▁updates . ▁ ▁Start ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁completed ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Washington ▁Hall , ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁George ▁Washington , ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁cad et ▁mess ▁hall . ▁ ▁Design ed ▁by ▁Arnold ▁Brun ner , ▁Washington ▁Hall ▁can ▁right fully ▁be ▁considered ▁the ▁" center " ▁of ▁the ▁cad et ▁academic ▁area . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁large ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Cad ets , ▁more ▁bar ra cks ▁space ▁was ▁needed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Grant ▁Hall ▁( also ▁called ▁Grant ▁Bar ra cks ) ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁cad et ▁mess ▁hall . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Paul ▁P . ▁C ret ▁completed ▁construction ▁on ▁Scott ▁Bar ra cks ▁in ▁North ▁Area . ▁ ▁C ret ▁also ▁o vers aw ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁Bart lett ▁Hall ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Major ▁expansion , ▁ 1 9 6 0 – present ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Cad ets ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁led ▁to ▁rapid ▁expansion ▁of ▁facilities ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁pres erving ▁the ▁historic ▁structures ▁on ▁post