▁be que athed ▁to ▁St . ▁C ath ar ine ' s ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 6 ▁and ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁and ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁hotel . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁two ▁" A can th us '" ▁type ▁posts ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁fl ank ▁the ▁stone ▁as hl ar ▁por ch ▁of ▁the ▁Bull ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁hot els ▁in ▁Cambridge ▁until ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁the ▁hotel ▁became ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁American ▁serv ic eman . ▁Phot ograph s ▁taken ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁show ▁an ▁American ▁flag ▁and ▁a ▁British ▁flag ▁on ▁the ▁hotel . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁American ▁serv ic emen ▁established ▁Bull ▁College , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁hotel ▁and ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁hotel ▁function ed ▁as ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁Russian ▁courses ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁but ▁then ▁merged ▁with ▁St ▁C ath ar ine ' s . ▁The ▁building ▁became ▁a ▁Gra de ▁II ▁listed ▁building ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁residents ▁ ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁– ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Hot els ▁in ▁Camb rid ges hire ▁Category : Hot els ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁Category : Hot el ▁buildings ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 2