Kirby Building
Appearance
Busch Building, Busch–Kirby Building | |
Location | 1501-1509 Main Street Dallas, Texas |
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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[2]) |
NRHP reference No. | 80004489[1] (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] |
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.
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Dallas County
- List of Dallas Landmarks
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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External links
[edit]Media related to Kirby Building at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 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
- Texas Registered Historic Place stubs