▁hands ▁until ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁land , ▁house , ▁and ▁out build ings ▁were ▁sold ▁at ▁au ction ▁to ▁Job ▁P . ▁Wy att ▁whose ▁family ▁operated ▁the ▁farm ▁for ▁nearly ▁si xty ▁years . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁out build ings ▁at ▁Oak ▁View ▁were ▁built ▁during ▁the ▁Wy att ▁ownership ▁including ▁the ▁cot ton ▁g in ▁house , ▁liv est ock ▁bar n , ▁and ▁the ▁carriage ▁house . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁Wy att ▁family ▁owned ▁Oak ▁View , ▁they ▁generally ▁h ired ▁a ▁manager ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁operations . ▁Un like ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁which ▁util ized ▁Share cro ppers ▁to ▁farm ▁their ▁land , ▁the ▁Wy att s ' ▁property ▁manager ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁house ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁ten ant ▁far mers ▁who ▁grew ▁both ▁the ▁Wy att ' s ▁cro ps ▁and ▁their ▁own ▁for ▁a ▁w age . ▁While ▁the ▁ten ant ▁families ▁sometimes ▁stayed ▁for ▁as ▁little ▁as ▁a ▁year , ▁Oak ▁View ▁continued ▁to ▁have ▁ten ant ▁far mers ▁living ▁in ▁small ▁houses ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁farm ' s ▁success ▁under ▁the ▁Williams ▁family , ▁the ▁Wy att ▁family ▁rarely ▁made ▁a ▁profit ▁off ▁the ▁farm , ▁" At ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁each ▁year , ▁( they ) ▁would ▁p ore ▁over ▁the ▁books ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁they ▁could ▁continue ▁operation ." ▁ ▁Instead ,