The Kirby Building, historically known as the Busch Building, is a 17-story
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...
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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.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas
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Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Dallas County
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List of Dallas Landmarks
Dallas Landmark is a designation by the Law and government of Dallas, City of Dallas and the Dallas Landmark Commission for historic buildings and districts in Dallas, Texas, United States. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of ...
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Residential skyscrapers in Dallas
Commercial buildings completed in 1913
Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places in Dallas
1913 establishments in Texas
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
Dallas Landmarks
Gothic Revival architecture in Texas
Art Deco architecture in Texas
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Texas
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