bˈɪlt ɪnðə fˈɜːst dˈɛkeɪd ʌvðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl tˈuːstˈoːɹi bˈɪldɪŋ ʌv ˈɪɹɪmˌiː wʌz dᵻstɹˈɔɪd ɪn ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈɜːθkweɪk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz ɹˌiːdɪzˈaɪnd ænd ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ.
Built in the first decade of the 20th century, the original two-story building of IRIMEE was destroyed in a major earthquake in 1921, but it was redesigned and reconstructed in 1924.