Mattie Beal House, Colonial Revival residence in Lawton, Oklahoma

The Mattie Beal House is a Colonial Revival residence in Lawton featuring symmetrical facades and classical architectural details throughout its design. The two-story structure includes a covered portico for vehicles and an attached garage building.

The house was built between 1907 and 1909 and belonged to Martha Helen Beal, who won the second prize in the 1901 land lottery for Kiowa-Comanche-Apache territories. Its construction occurred during a period of rapid growth for the newly established town.

The house is named for Martha Helen Beal, whose 1901 win in the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache land lottery made her a national figure; the Kansas City Journal described her as a blue-eyed telephone operator from Wichita, Kansas. Newspapers worldwide carried her story, and she received more than 500 marriage proposals, several from English nobility who read of her in the London Times.

The property is maintained by the Lawton Heritage Association, which offers guided tours to explore the architectural features and historical artifacts. Visitors should inquire ahead about tour availability and current access conditions.

The 1901 lottery win that brought Mattie Beal to Lawton made newspapers as far away as the London Times, and among more than 500 marriage proposals she received were several from English nobility. The house she later built with Charles Warren Payne has a porte-cochere and a separate two-story barn, garage and servants' quarters.