National Register of Historic Places

Beal, Mattie, House

Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
Listed
August 18, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001564

About this property

The Mattie Beal House is a historic house in Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.. It was built in 1907-09 for Charles Warren Payne and his wife, Martha Helen Beal. It was acquired by the Lawton Heritage Association in 1973. It was designed in the Colonial Revival architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 19, 1975. Martha Helen Beal won the second draw in the 1901 land lottery of former Kiowa-Comanche-Apache reservation lands, which led to worldwide news coverage: "'Miss Mattie Beale, beautiful, blue-eyed, young telephone operator from Wichita, Kansas, draws claim number 2 in Kiowa-Comanche land opening...' That story in the Kansas City Journal was echoed, with pictures, in newspapers everywhere. Among the more than 500 letters proposing marriage were several from English nobility who'd read her story in the London Times. The house has a porte-cochere and a two-story "barn/garage/servants quarters structure".

Location

5th St. and Summit Ave.
Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
34.59560, -98.39510

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Sources

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When was Beal, Mattie, House listed on the National Register?

Beal, Mattie, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Beal, Mattie, House?

Beal, Mattie, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Beal, Mattie, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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