Kirby Building

Busch Building
The Busch-Kirby Building
Location: 1501-1509 Main Street
Dallas, Texas
Built: 1913
Architect: Lang & Witchell
Architectural style: Late Gothic Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 96001015[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: July 4, 1980
Designated RTHL: 1988
Designated DL: September 28, 1987

The Kirby Building, historically known as the Busch Building, is a 17-story skyscraper in the Main Street District of Downtown Dallas. 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.

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The Kirby Lofts