National Register Listing

First State Bank

a.k.a. Albritton Realty Co.

239 S. Main St., Shattuck, OK

This building housed two of the first banking installations to serve the town of Shattuck and has since provided facilities for various businesses over the years. Built in 1908, the building first housed the First State Bank, chartered on July 7, 1905. This bank was later converted to the First State Bank of Shattuck and was liquidated in 1911. The newly formed German-American State Bank then occupied the building until November 9, 1912, when it was converted to the Bank of Shattuck and relocated in the Farmer building. During the above period, these banks provided individual services to the community and assisted in the growth of Shattuck and the surrounding settlements. This building continued to be utilized by the community and area businessmen. The first floor was used as a Maxwell Sales Agency in 1914 and was operated by Val Stephens. In 1920, a drugstore operated by W.F. Shapley was installed and operated for thirty years. The second floor of the building was also extensively used. Many of the town's first medical professionals, such as E.G. Fulton, DDS, and Dr. Archambault, specialists in EENT, were officed on this floor. The rear of this floor was also used as a meeting place. Local sources state that the Ku Klux Klan met here in the 1920s but was soon asked to leave. The Elks club later used these facilities for meetings. This building has also housed the Shattuck Phone Co., as evidenced by the many phone terminals still installed. uses for the building over the years have been as Lloyd Elmore's Bookstore, The Davis Paint Store, Reed's Furniture and Paints, Foster Insurance, Foofie and Dick's Day Care Center, and D.F. Jackson's Cafe. Currently, the building houses the Albritton Real Estate Co. and Sue Hendrix, a local hypnotist.

Local significance of the building:
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.