National Register Record for MATTIE BEAL HOUSE

Historic Name: MATTIE BEAL HOUSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: 1006 S.W. 5TH STREET
City: LAWTON            County: COMANCHE
Section: SEC 31           Township: T2N           Range: R11W          
Description of significance: BETWEEN 1907 AND 1909, THIS 14-ROOM HOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR MATTIE BEAL, ONE OF THE FIRST WINNERS OF THE 1901 LAND LOTTERY. MS. BEAL CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF LAWTON, DONATING LAND FOR A PARK, A SCHOOL, AND A CHURCH. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 8/19/75.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: SINGLE DWELLING
Current Function: MUSEUM
Area of Significance 1: SOCIAL HISTORY
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: CLASSICAL REVIVAL
Architect: None
Year Built: 1908            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: PAYNE, MATTIE BEAL. "MATTIE BEALAND THE LAND LOTTERY." PRAIRIE LORE 5:1 (JULY 1968):9-12; OLI FILES
Date Prepared: 9/74