In 1887, the house was occupied by Quakers Jonathan Bailey and his wife, Rebecca.

The first Quaker meetings in the area were held on the front porch of the Bailey House.

The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

[2] Jonathan Bailey was born in Prince George County, Virginia, in 1819.

As an adult, Jonathan Bailey married Rebecca Frazier,[3] owned a successful mill, was a farmer, became a church and community leader, and at the age of 68, he and his wife moved to Whittier, California.