National Bank of Whittier Building explained

National Bank of Whittier Building
Location:Whittier, California
Coordinates:33.9789°N -118.0361°W
Built:1923
Architect:John and David Parkinson
Architecture:Beaux Arts
Added:December 30, 1982
Refnum:82000969

National Bank of Whittier Building is a historic commercial 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.