▁N amed ▁for ▁President ▁George ▁Washington , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Cad et ▁Mess ▁Hall . ▁The ▁upper ▁flo ors ▁of ▁Washington ▁Hall ▁are ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Military ▁Inst ruction ▁( D MI ), ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Foreign ▁L anguages ▁( DF L ), ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Geography ▁& ▁Environment al ▁Engineering ▁( G & EN E ), ▁and ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Command ant . ▁Washington ▁Hall ▁was ▁first ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁double d ▁in ▁size ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁when ▁the ▁Corps ▁expanded ▁to ▁ 4 , 4 0 0 ▁cad ets . ▁ ▁Chap els ▁ ▁The ▁military ▁chap el ▁has ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁a cademy . ▁ ▁In ▁fact , ▁attend ance ▁at ▁week ly ▁chap el ▁services ▁was ▁mand atory ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁chap el , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Old ▁Cad et ▁Chap el " ▁ ▁was ▁first ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁ ▁It ▁stood ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁Bart lett ▁Hall ▁for ▁ 7 4 ▁years ▁until , ▁after ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Cad et ▁Chap el , ▁it ▁was ▁de construct ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁re construct ed ▁at ▁its ▁current ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁c emetery . ▁ ▁Bar ra cks ▁ ▁Scott ▁Bar ra cks : ▁N amed ▁after ▁General ▁Win field ▁Scott ▁and ▁built