Cody · Downtown – Sheridan Avenue
The Irma Hotel
Buffalo Bill Cody's 1902 hotel in the town he founded, named for his daughter; rooms are in the original building and a c. 1930 annex, both historic.
- Built
- 1902Built 1902 by William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody and opened November 18, 1902; a two-story, 28-room brick annex was added on the west side about 1930.
- Type
- Inn
- Area
- Downtown – Sheridan Avenue
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Buffalo Bill Cody built the stone hotel in the town he founded and named it for his daughter Irma; it opened with a gala party on November 18, 1902. Its famous cherrywood back bar is said to have been a gift from Queen Victoria. About 1930 the Newell family added a two-story, 28-room cream-brick annex against the west wall. The hotel was listed on the National Register in 1973, when its owners were turning the original rooms into Victorian-style suites.
The ghost story
Staff and guests report friendly ghosts, including sightings said to be Buffalo Bill himself, a well-dressed man who vanishes from a restaurant booth, and a soldier in Room 35, the room a hallucinating cavalryman shot up in 1912 according to a local historian.
Source: cowboystatedaily.com
Good to know
- Address: 1192 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY 82414
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.