Kirby Building

Busch Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Dallas Landmark
The Busch-Kirby Building
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Location	1501-1509 Main Street Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32°46′51.10″N 96°47′57.82″W / 32.7808611°N 96.7993944°W / 32.7808611; -96.7993944Coordinates: 32°46′51.10″N 96°47′57.82″W / 32.7808611°N 96.7993944°W / 32.7808611; -96.7993944
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913
Architect	Lang & Witchell
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	96001015
RTHL #	6608 13284
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 4, 1980
Designated RTHL	1988
Designated DLMK	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.