Woodruff Hotel (Hotel Woodruff)
Watertown, United States
Built 1851 · Last completed renovation 1920
Woodruff Hotel (Hotel Woodruff) in Watertown was last renovated in 1920, and originally built in 1851. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 0.5/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Watertown, United States
Timeline
1849
Building commissioned after Great Fire of 1849
1851
Hotel opened as the Woodruff House
1920
Major expansion added 210 rooms, hotel renamed Hotel Woodruff
1920
Renovation completed
How this score is computed
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What changed in the 1920 renovation
“The hotel was greatly expanded in the 1920's adding an additional 210 rooms to its inventory.”— source · retrieved 2026-10-14
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Built
Sourced1851
Last completed renovation
Sourced1920
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“The hotel was greatly expanded in the 1920's adding an additional 210 rooms to its inventory.”
“The 80 room hotel opened it's doors in 1851, and became known as one of the finest hotels in New York State.”
“Built after the Great Fire of 1849, the building was commissioned by Norris Woodruff and designed by architect Otis Wheelock.”
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Frequently asked
When was Woodruff Hotel (Hotel Woodruff) built?+
Woodruff Hotel (Hotel Woodruff) (Watertown, United States) was built in 1851.
How old is Woodruff Hotel (Hotel Woodruff)?+
Woodruff Hotel (Hotel Woodruff) is 175 years old — it was built in 1851 and last renovated in 1920. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Woodruff Hotel (Hotel Woodruff) last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 1920.
What is the Chrono Score of Woodruff Hotel (Hotel Woodruff)?+
Its Chrono Score is 0.5/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric.