BARKER, W.L. (fl. 1909-11) was active in Prince Rupert, B.C. where he designed a variety of commercial and residential buildings before WWI. Born in Illinois he worked as a contractor and builder in Montana, California, Oregon and Washington for twenty five years before moving to northern British Columbia in October 1909. He was '.....a clever architect and a capable businessman, and a distinct asset to Prince Rupert' (biog. and list of works in the Prince Rupert Optimist, 20 Aug. 1910; inf. from B. Sheppard, Prince Rupert Regional Archives)
W.L. BARKER (works in Prince Rupert, B.C.)
HELGERSON BUILDING, Third Avenue at Sixth Street, 1910 (Prince Rupert Optimist, 20 Aug. 1910)
MacINTYRE BLOCK, Third Avenue West, 1910; burned 1957 (Prince Rupert Optimist, 20 Aug. 1910)
BONEAU BLOCK, 1910 (Prince Rupert Optimist, 20 Aug. 1910)
WESTENHAVER BUILDING, Second Avenue at Third Street, 1910 (Prince Rupert Optimist, 20 Aug. 1910)
FOURTH AVENUE EAST, near Young Street, residence for F.H. Mobley, 1911 (Prince Rupert Realty Bulletin, July 1911, 18, descrip.)
SECOND AVENUE, at Second Street, commercial block for David H. Hays, 1911 (C.R., xxv, 26 July 1911, 64)
WESTHOLME THEATRE, Second Avenue, 1911 (C.R., xxv, 2 Aug. 1911, 60)