My Aunt bought this historic home in 2001. It was in a sad state of disrepair when she bought it. She restored it to its former beauty and lived there until she died in 2004. My Aunt was a big influence in my life. I miss her very much!

This house was build by a Choctaw Native American for his bride before statehood. He started building it in 1902 and didn't finish it until 1909. This house has 6 fireplaces (yes, count them, 6) and 5 bedrooms. He even imported Tiger Wood from Africa to go around some of the fireplaces. We could not get a true measurement of its exact square footage because of the octagon shape of many of the rooms. They estimated it as being in excess of 6,000 sq foot. So the next time a Muslim tries to tell you how the Americans killed all the Native Americans; show them this video so they will know that the Native Americans survived and did very well after their force removal to Oklahoma.

The music is You Take My Breath Away by Eva Cassidy.