▁the ▁Wy att ▁family ▁began ▁using ▁Oak ▁View ▁as ▁a ▁testing ▁ground ▁for ▁their ▁seed ▁company ▁that ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁R ale igh , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁This ▁caused ▁them ▁to ▁transition ▁away ▁from ▁pre domin ately ▁growing ▁cot ton ▁to ▁growing ▁veget ables ▁and ▁pec ans . ▁ ▁The ▁pec an ▁orch ard ▁that ▁the ▁Wy att ▁family ▁plant ed ▁continues ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁c rop ▁every ▁year ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁remaining ▁gro ve ▁in ▁W ake ▁County . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁Wy att ▁family ▁trad ed ▁the ▁struggling ▁Oak ▁View ▁to ▁the ▁Gregory - Po ole ▁family ▁for ▁a ▁dow nt own ▁office ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁Wy att - Qu ar les ▁Se ed ▁Company . ▁▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁trade , ▁James ▁Gregory ▁Po ole ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁farm house ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁Pool es ▁only ▁lived ▁at ▁Oak ▁View ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁they ▁greatly ▁rem ode led ▁and ▁updated ▁the ▁property . ▁ ▁Their ▁improvements ▁included ▁building ▁an ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁house , ▁putting ▁running ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁buildings , ▁and ▁elect r ifying ▁the ▁property ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Following ▁their ▁many ▁add itions , ▁the ▁Po ole ▁family ▁sold ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁James ▁and ▁Mary ▁Bry an ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Po ole ▁add itions ▁were ▁the ▁last ▁major ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁historic ▁buildings ▁and ▁the ▁property ▁passed ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁several ▁families ' ▁hands ▁before ▁being ▁purchased