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==The Pool era==

==The Pool era==

Charles is interred at Elmwood Cemetery in Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, where the family moved prior to Charles' death. Wilfred sold the house, which changed hands several times thereafter until Oso William Pool (1889-1988) and his wife, the former Helen Augutha Voss (1904-1979),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121387193/oso-w_-pool|title=Oso W. Pool|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 8, 2020}}</ref> purchased it in 1923.​

Charles is interred at Elmwood Cemetery in Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County, Texas, where the family moved prior to Charles' death. Wilfred sold the house, which changed hands several times thereafter until Oso William Pool (1889-1988) and his wife, the former Helen Augutha Voss (1904-1979),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121387193/oso-w_-pool|title=Oso W. Pool|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=April 8, 2020}}</ref> purchased it in 1923.<ref name=gjustice/>​

In 1927, with [[petroleum]] was discovered in the Permian Basin, 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.<ref name=house/>

In 1927, with [[petroleum]] discovered in the Permian Basin, an 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.<ref name=house/>

Finally, on June 12, 1978, Pool gave the house and six acres to Ector County for historical preservation. Restoration was undertaken between 1979 and 1984. In 1986, the White-Pool House Friends, a [[non-profit organization]], was formed for charitable and educational purposes to preserve the historical heritage of the house.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitepoolhouse.org/|title=White-Pool House|publisher=Whitepoolhouse.org/history|accessdate=April 8, 2020}}</ref>​

Finally, on June 12, 1978, Pool gave the house and six acres to Ector County for historical preservation. Restoration was undertaken between 1979 and 1984. In 1986, the White-Pool House Friends, a [[non-profit organization]], was formed for charitable and educational purposes to preserve the historical heritage of the house.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitepoolhouse.org/|title=White-Pool House|publisher=Whitepoolhouse.org/history|accessdate=April 8, 2020}}</ref>​