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| ID Number |
83002094 |
| Historic Name |
ESCOE BUILDING |
| Description of Significance |
THE ESCOE BUILDING HOUSED THE FIRST BLACK OWNED BANK IN OKLAHOMA, WAS THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING IN MUSKOGEE'S BLACK DISTRICT, AND IS IMPORTANT FOR ITS HISTORIC ASSOCIATION WITH THE J.J. SIMMONS ROYALTY COMPANY, THE FIRST MAJOR PETROLEUM FIRM IN OKLAHOMA TO BE OWNED AND OPERATED BY A BLACK FAMILY. THE ESCOE BUILDING IS A TWO-STORY BRICK COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH A FLAT ROOF. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 7/14/1983. DESTROYED CIRCA 1988. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
228-230 N 2ND |
| City |
MUSKOGEE |
| County |
MUSKOGEE |
| Lot |
1 |
| Block |
4 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
COMMERCE / TRADE |
| Current Function |
VACANT/NOT IN USE |
| Area Significance 1 |
COMMERCE |
| Area Significance 2 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK |
| Date Prepared |
JAN 1983 |
| Year Built |
1908 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
W T ESCOE |
| Architectural Style |
62 COMMERCIAL |
| Roof Material |
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| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
SIX BRICK PILASTERS, BLIND ARCADE, SEGMENTAL ARCHES, FRIEZE, "ESCOE" IN RAISED RELIEF, CRENALLATION |
| Condition |
DEMOLISHED |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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