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'''The White-Pool House''' is a historic structure in [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]], [[Texas]], included on the National Register of Historic Places. Opened to the public in 1984, the house retains many of its original furnishings and some rotating exhibits.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-3006406-white_pool_house_odessa-i|title=White-Pool House|publisher=travel.yahoo.com|accessdate=July 14, 2009}}</ref>
'''The White-Pool House''' is a historic structure in [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]], [[Texas]], included on the National Register of Historic Places. It was opened to the public in 1984, and retains many of its original furnishings and some rotating exhibits.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-3006406-white_pool_house_odessa-i|title=White-Pool House|publisher=travel.yahoo.com|accessdate=July 14, 2009}}</ref>
The two-story red-brick house, located at 112 East Murphy Street (east of the downtown Odessa area), was built in 1887 by Charles White and later purchased in 1923 by Oso Pool; it is the oldest surviving structure in the city.<ref name=wph>{{cite web|url=http://www.white-poolhouse.org/|title=White-Pool House|publisher=white-poolhouse.org|accessdate=July 14, 2009}}</ref>
The two-story red-brick structure, located at 112 East Murphy Street (east of the downtown Odessa area), was built in 1887 by Charles White and later purchased in 1923 by Oso Pool; it is the oldest surviving structure in the city.<ref name=wph>{{cite web|url=http://www.white-poolhouse.org/|title=White-Pool House|publisher=white-poolhouse.org|accessdate=July 14, 2009}}</ref>
The rooms in the White-Pool House parallel two significant periods of [[history]]: (1) The 1880s during the pioneer era when it was built and occupied by the White family and (2) The 1930s during the [[oil]] boom when it was the home of the Pool family. In the back of the house are a [[windmill]], a [[barn]] and other farm buildings, and an outhouse of handmade blocks dating from the founding. In the barn is a display of permanent exhibits of horse-drawn equipment.<ref name=wph/>
The rooms in the White-Pool House parallel two significant periods of [[history]]: (1) The 1880s during the pioneer era when it was built and occupied by the White family and (2) The 1930s during the [[oil]] boom when it was the home of the Pool family. In the back of the house are a [[windmill]], a [[barn]] and other farm buildings, and an outhouse of handmade blocks dating from the founding. In the barn is a display of permanent exhibits of horse-drawn equipment.<ref name=wph/>
==The Pool era==
==The Pool era==
After Lucy and Herbert White moved away, Wilfred sold the house, which changed hands several times until it was purchased by Oso Pool in 1923.
After Lucy and Herbert White moved away, Wilfred sold the house, which changed hands several times until it was purchased by Oso Pool in 1923.
Four years later, in 1927, [[petroleum]] was discovered in the Permian Basin, and the influx of people into Odessa created a housing shortage. Pool therefore turned the house into a five-unit [[apartment]] building, a decision which required adding bathrooms, closing in porches, and partitioning the rooms. Pool lived in the basement and rented out the upper rooms. Over the next half-century, ownership of the house was transferred between family members, and its condition deteriorated.
Four years later, in 1927, [[petroleum]] was discovered in the Permian Basin, and the influx of people into Odessa created a housing shortage. Pool therefore turned the house into a five-unit [[apartment]] building, a decision which required adding bathrooms, closing in porches, and partitioning the rooms. Pool lived in the basement and rented out the upper rooms. Over the next half-century, ownership of the house was transferred between family members, and its condition deteriorated.