DESCRIPTION: 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.