Mabel B. Little Heritage House

The historical home of Sam and Lucy Mackey is our only example of the homes that were rebuilt after the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot/Massacre. The Mackeys made their living doing domestic work and yard work for prominent white Tulsans. Their first home on Greenwood was a white frame house, one of more than 1,000 homes destroyed during the attack. The Mackeys completed construction of the stately two-story brick home in 1926 with the same prairie style architecture and it became an integral part of the community's life force for special occasions. Mabel B. Little also a survivor of the massacre went on to own and operate The Little Rose Beauty Shop on Greenwood. She lived her life to be a fine example to others and was instrumental in salvaging the house after years of decay.