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White-Pool House

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1887, Charles White, builder; later additions. 112 E. Murphy St.

This two-story house, located south of the Texas and Pacific Railway tracks, was built by Charles White and his two sons and is the oldest surviving house in Odessa. The materials of its construction, including red brick for the walls, beaded board for the ceilings, the moldings, and turned stair parts, were transported by railroad. The next owner, Oso William Pool, enclosed porches and made other additions, converting the house into five apartments during the 1927 oil boom. Donated by the Pool family to Ector County, it has been operated by the nonprofit White-Pool House Friends as a special event space.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "White-Pool House", [Odessa, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-MT29.

Print Source

Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 465-465.

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