Escoe Building
United States historic place
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The Escoe Building (also known as the Simmons Building) was a historic commercial building located at 228-230 North Second Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Location228-230 N. 2nd St.,
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°44′58.32″N 95°22′8″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1908
Escoe Building | |
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| Location | 228-230 N. 2nd St., Muskogee, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 35°44′58.32″N 95°22′8″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | W.T. Escoe |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002094[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 1983 |
Description and history
It was a two-story brick office building built in 1908 and demolished in 1988.
The Escoe Building was the only professional building in Muskogee's black district and housed the first black-owned bank in Oklahoma. It was also known as the Simmons Building because it housed the Simmons Royalty Co., Oklahoma's first major oil business owned by a black family.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 1983.