Quakers thumb|right|Whittier in the late 19th century The first Quaker meetings were held on the front porch of the Jonathan Bailey House. As more Quakers arrived, the need for an actual Quaker meeting house arose, and the first one was built in 1887 on the corner of Comstock Avenue and Wardman Street. The meeting soon outgrew this 100-seat meeting house, and a larger building was erected on the corner of Philadelphia Street and Washington Avenue in 1902. By 1912, membership had grown to 1,200, and a third building was dedicated on the same site in 1917. With a capacity of 1,700, the 1917 meeting house had a balcony and was constructed of brick with mahogany paneling and pews. The present meeting house, dedicated in 1975, has many architectural elements and materials from the 1917 building, including the stained glass windows and mahogany interior. The Quakers also founded Whittier Academy (later Whittier College), and additional meetings met in East Whittier and at Whittier College's Mendenhall. The Mendenhall and East Whittier meetings kept the silent meeting longer than the main church.
QuakERs thuMB|RiGht|whittier in the LaTe 19Th cEntuRY the first quakeR meEtings wERE hEld oN thE fROnT POrch Of the JOnaThAN baiLEY housE. as MoRe qUAkers ArriveD, The NeEd for An actuaL QuAker Meeting hoUsE arOSe, anD tHe FIrst ONe Was bUilt in 1887 On ThE CorneR of comStoCK AveNuE and Wardman streET. tHe meetINg soon outgREw thIs 100-sEaT MeetING house, and A largER Building waS ereCtEd on thE CorneR Of Philadelphia STrEet and wAshiNgton avenUe in 1902. by 1912, memBERShIp haD grown to 1,200, And a Third bUiLDinG waS deDicateD on tHe SAMe sItE In 1917. WIth A capacity oF 1,700, The 1917 MeeTiNG House had a baLCOny and waS ConstrUctEd Of BriCk with mahogany paneliNG And pEWS. The preSent MeeTing housE, deDicAteD iN 1975, has mAny ArchiTEcturaL ElemeNTs aND maTeriaLS fRom THe 1917 building, includiNg the staineD gLass wiNDows and Mahogany InteriOr. the qUakerS aLso FouNdEd whiTtIER aCademy (later wHittIeR cOlLeGE), and adDitionAL mEetings met iN east wHITtier And aT whitTier ColleGE's mendenHaLL. thE Mendenhall And eaST wHIttIeR MeetIngs kEpt tHe SiLEnt MEETIng longer ThaN ThE MAin cHurCh.