Escoe Building

The Escoe Building (also known as the Simmons Building) was a historic commercial building located at 228-230 North Second Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Escoe Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	228-230 N. 2nd St., Muskogee, Oklahoma
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.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "Escoe Building". Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2008-02-08.