Kirby Building

	Busch Building, Busch–Kirby Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
	Dallas Landmark
	Busch-Kirby Building in 2009
	Busch–Kirby Building Busch–Kirby Building
Location	1501-1509 Main Street; Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32°46′51″N 96°47′58″W / 32.78083°N 96.79944°W
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)
NRHP reference No.	80004489 (original); 96001015 (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

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.

References

^ "National Register Information System – Busch Building (Original) (#80004489)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "National Register Information System – Dallas Downtown Historic District (#04000894)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "National Register Information System – Busch–Kirby Building (Increase) (#96001015)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ Analeslie Muncy (September 30, 1987). "Ordinance No. 19697" (PDF). City of Dallas. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
^ GmbH, Emporis. "Kirby Building Lofts, Dallas | 118431 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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[nris1-1] "National Register Information System – Busch Building (Original) (#80004489)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[nris3-2] "National Register Information System – Dallas Downtown Historic District (#04000894)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[nris2-3] "National Register Information System – Busch–Kirby Building (Increase) (#96001015)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[DalOrd-4] Analeslie Muncy (September 30, 1987). "Ordinance No. 19697" (PDF). City of Dallas. Retrieved August 8, 2018.

[5] GmbH, Emporis. "Kirby Building Lofts, Dallas | 118431 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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