{"nrhp_refnum":"79001682","name":"Sawyer Motor Company Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100 Coxe Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Asheville","county":"Buncombe County","state":"NC","lat":35.590759580000054,"lon":-82.55464829499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story concrete and steel-frame commercial building at 100 Coxe Avenue in Asheville, North Carolina, at the corner of Coxe Avenue and Hilliard Street. It was built in 1925-1926 as an auto showroom and service facility.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a key structure in the series of automobile-related buildings on Coxe Avenue's \"Automobile Row.\" It is among the largest of these showroom and service buildings and shares their centripetal plan and uniform layout. It is also noted for its cast concrete trim.","narrative":"Sawyer Motor Company Building is a four-story automobile showroom and service building at 100 Coxe Avenue in Asheville. Built in 1925-1926, according to Sanborn Insurance maps and a photograph from about 1925, it has a concrete and steel frame faced in dark red brick with cast concrete trim. The plan is trapezoidal, with the corner of Coxe Avenue and Hilliard Street cut at a 45-degree angle. Pilaster strips divide the street elevations into bays holding metal factory sash windows, and patterned brick spandrels with concrete inserts separate the floors. An ornamental parapet with pendants, name plaques and an arched ornament with flagpole crowns the front. The first floor appears to have held display areas and offices, while the upper floors housed service and storage. The building is significant as one of the largest on Coxe Avenue's \"Automobile Row,\" sharing the uniform layout of its neighbors and standing out for its detailing. It was listed as part of Asheville's multiple resource area.","period_of_significance":"1925-1926","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in commercial use; the first floor has aluminum replacement display sash and doors, and the building is listed with a tire company at the address.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.033632-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/20/7173/47717320/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/79001682.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001682/6eba168473-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001682/6eba168473-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Elisa.rolle","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sawyer_Motor_Company_Building,_2013.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Elisa.rolle</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sawyer_Motor_Company_Building,_2013.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717320","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawyer_Motor_Company_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18157796"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/buncombe-county/sawyer-motor-company-building-79001682/"}