Kirby Building
United States historic place
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The Kirby Building, historically known as the Busch Building, is a 17-story skyscraper in the Main Street District of Downtown Dallas.[5] The structure was completed in 1913 by beer magnate Adolphus Busch to accompany his nearby Hotel Adolphus. The building became vacant with many older buildings during the economic downturn of the 1980s. While the building was symbolic of downtown's crash in the 1980s, it also served as a symbol of the start of the resurrection as it became the first high-rise to be converted from office use to residential apartments. The structure is a Dallas Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location1501-1509 Main Street
Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32°46â²51â³N 96°47â²58â³W
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Busch Building, BuschâKirby Building | |
Busch-Kirby Building in 2009 | |
  BuschâKirby Building  BuschâKirby Building | |
| Location | 1501-1509 Main Street Dallas, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°46â²51â³N 96°47â²58â³W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Barnett, Haynes & Barnett, Lang & Witchell |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Skyscraper, Art Deco |
| Website | The Kirby |
| Part of | Dallas Downtown Historic District (ID04000894[1]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004489[2] (original) 96001015[3] (increase) |
| RTHL No. | 6608 |
| DLMK No. | H/37 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 4, 1980 |
| Boundary increase | September 12, 1996 |
| Designated CP | August 11, 2006 |
| Designated RTHL | 1988 |
| Designated DLMK | September 30, 1987[4] |
