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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=house/>​

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=house/>​

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=house/>​

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The White-Pool House is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guided tours for individuals or groups are available; there is no admission charge.<ref>Texas Department of Transportation, "White-Pool House," ''2008 State Travel Guide,'' p. 27.</ref>

The White-Pool House is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guided tours for individuals or groups are available; there is no admission charge.<ref>Texas Department of Transportation, "White-Pool House," ''2008 State Travel Guide,'' p. 27.</ref>

==The White era==​

==The White era==

Charles White and his wife, Lucy, former residents of [[Indiana]] and members of the [[Quaker]] denomination, arrived in Odessa in Ector County, accompanied by their two sons, Wilfred and Herbert.​ Lucy had a perceived health need to live in a dry climate like that of West Texas, and Charles’ grain business in Indiana had failed in the economic stress of the decades following the [[American Civil War]]. The railroad was selling property in Ector County; thus, the Whites came to Odessa to begin their lives anew. Charles and Wilfred operated a general merchandise store at Third and North Grant streets. Charles also planted a pear and peach orchard with the windmill as the centerpiece of the [[irrigation]] system. He grew [[sorghum]], [[cotton]], and [[vegetable]]s.<ref name=gjustice/>​

Charles White and his wife, Lucy, former residents of [[Indiana]] and members of the [[Quaker]] denomination, arrived in Odessa in Ector County, accompanied by their two sons, Wilfred and Herbert.​ Lucy had a perceived health need to live in a dry climate like that of West Texas, and Charles’ grain business in Indiana had failed in the economic stress of the decades following the [[American Civil War]]. The railroad was selling property in Ector County; thus, the Whites came to Odessa to begin their lives anew. Charles and Wilfred operated a general merchandise store at Third and North Grant streets. Charles also planted a pear and peach orchard with the windmill as the centerpiece of the [[irrigation]] system. He grew [[sorghum]], [[cotton]], and [[vegetable]]s.<ref name=gjustice/>​

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