Richbourg Motors Building

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Location50 Coxe Ave., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°35′32″N 82°33′17″W / 35.59222°N 82.55472°W / 35.59222; -82.55472
Arealess than one acre
Built1926 (1926)
Richbourg Motors Building
Site of the Richbourg Motors Building, September 2012
Richbourg Motors Building is located in North Carolina
Richbourg Motors Building
Richbourg Motors Building is located in the United States
Richbourg Motors Building
Location50 Coxe Ave., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°35′32″N 82°33′17″W / 35.59222°N 82.55472°W / 35.59222; -82.55472
Arealess than one acre
Built1926 (1926)
ArchitectWirth, Albert C.
MPSAsheville Historic and Architectural MRA
NRHP reference No.79001681[1]
Added to NRHPApril 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]

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