Richbourg Motors Building

Richbourg Motors Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Site of the Richbourg Motors Building, September 2012
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Location	50 Coxe Ave., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°35′32″N82°33′17″W / 35.59222°N 82.55472°W / 35.59222; -82.55472
Area	less than one acre
Built	1926 (1926)
Architect	Wirth, Albert C.
MPS	Asheville Historic and Architectural MRA
NRHP reference No.	79001681 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 26, 1979

Richbourg Motors Building was a historic auto showroom located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926, and was a three-story slightly curved building faced in brick. It featured a parapet with brick panels and limestone coping. The building was built for Tench C. Coxe and leased to the Richbourg Motor Company, Asheville's Ford and Lincoln dealer. ^[2] The building has since been demolished.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. unknown (n.d.). "Richbourg Motors Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.