A focal point is a famous back bar made of cherry that was a gift given by Queen Victoria to Buffalo Bill.

[2] The Irma opened with a party on November 18, 1902, to which Cody invited the press and dignitaries from as far away as Boston.

In the meantime, Buffalo Bill was under pressure from creditors and was forced to sign over the hotel to his wife Louisa in 1913, who was at that time on bad terms with him.

Before the end of the year Link's estate sold the property back to Louisa, who kept it until she died in 1925.

The new owners, Henry and Pearl Newell, gradually expanded the hotel, building an annex around 1930 on the west side to accommodate automobile-borne visitors.