Whittaker House 26 N. Whittaker Street, New Buffalo, MI

The building at this address is one of the oldest commercial buildings in New Buffalo, MI. It was built by Frederick Gerdes in 1871. He operated a grocery store at this location until his death in 1914.

. Between 1920 and 1936, the building was Rymal’s Plumbing Shop. Space was also provided for Winfield Redding’s real estate office and Martin Littlejohn’s office, where he kept kept the books for New Buffalo Savings and Loan Bank