The first photo is from 2002. The second photo is from 2025.
1621 Whittier
Previous house number was 1457
FIRST LISTING IN CITY DIRECTORY : 1916
RESIDENTS
1916-1925 S. A. Barker
1926-1927 Frank McGraugh
1928-1929 Elliott G. Herndon
1930 Horace P. Sailor
1931-1933 Samuel W. Badman
1934 Dr. Elmer C. Bartels
1935-1940 Frank J. McNally
1941-1943 Walter S. Reisch
1948-1969 Nils Potenstein
1970-1976 Ethel Potenstein
1978-1986 Robert W. Bice
1987-1992 Victoria Jones
1993-1999 Gail A. Montooth
1999-2002 James K. & Mary F. Johnson
2002-2008 Perry R. McAfee
2009 – Jennifer Ford
In 1906, Samuel A. Barker (1885-1968) became the manager of Newman’s, a store that specialized in women’s apparel. After the death of Newman in 1920, Barker while still living at 1621 Whittier, purchased the store with other investors and the name was changed to S. A. Barker Company. 1n 1930, the company moved to the Illinois Building on northwest corner of 6th Street and Adams Street. Barker retired in 1962 but retained his seat as chairman as the board of directors.