National Bank of Whittier Building

National Bank of Whittier Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Bank of Whittier Building, 2008
Location:	Whittier, California
Coordinates:	33°58′44″N 118°2′10″W / 33.97889°N 118.03611°W / 33.97889; -118.03611Coordinates: 33°58′44″N 118°2′10″W / 33.97889°N 118.03611°W / 33.97889; -118.03611
Built:	1923
Architect:	John and David Parkinson
Architectural style:	Beaux Arts
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	82000969[1]
Added to NRHP:	December 30, 1982

National Bank of Whittier Building is a historic building in uptown Whittier, California. Built in 1923 by John and David Parkinson in the Beaux Arts Neoclassical architecture style, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

The current building is the best remaining example of the Beaux Arts style in the City. The building is of national significance as it was the site of Richard M. Nixon's first law office. Whittier was Nixon's boyhood home from the age of nine. In 1938 he served as the Deputy City Attorney to the City of Whittier. A replica of President Nixon's office has been re-created and is available to tour at the Whittier Historical Museum.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 

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  Front entrance to Nat'l Bank of Whittier Bldg.

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  Whittier Village Clock, mounted on the National Bank of Whittier Bldg.