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National Register of Historic Places

Escoe Building

Also known as Simmons Building

On the National Register since 198343 years
Listed 1983Muskogee
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Escoe Building

Escoe Building, at 228-230 N. 2nd St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 14, 1983. It was among the first 6 of Muskogee’s 34 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce and black history, at the state level. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBank building in Oklahoma, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 66 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

228-230 N. 2nd St., Muskogee · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Escoe BuildingStart here
  2. 2Railroad Exchange BuildingCommercial · next door
  3. 3Pre-Statehood Commercial DistrictDistrict · next door
  4. 4Muskogee Municipal BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Manhattan BuildingSullivanesque · next door
Around it

10 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BSevers HotelBuilt 19120.1 miBHotel MuskogeeBuilt 19220.1 miBSurety BuildingChicago · Built 19100.1 miDMuskogee Depot and Freight DistrictMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.3 miBCentral Baptist ChurchBuilding0.3 miBUnited States Post Office and CourthouseClassical Revival · Built 19150.4 miBMasonic TempleBuilt 19250.4 miBFirst Baptist ChurchBuilding0.4 miBFirst Church of Christ, ScientistBuilding0.4 miBManual Training High School for NegroesSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Escoe Building

Is Escoe Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 14, 1983 (Register number 83002094).

Is Escoe Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Oklahoma has 18 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fort Gibson, 7.6 miles away.

Can you visit Escoe Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Escoe Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 66 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 86511543 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.