Mount Pleasant House (Los Angeles, California)

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Mount Pleasant House
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Location3800 Homer St., Heritage Square, Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°05′17″N118°12′25″W / 34.08806°N 118.20694°W / 34.08806; -118.20694 Coordinates: 34°05′17″N118°12′25″W / 34.08806°N 118.20694°W / 34.08806; -118.20694
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1875-76
Architect Kysor & Mathews
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 76000490 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

Mount Pleasant House is a residence built in 1875-76 for William Hayes Perry in Boyle Heights. It was designed by Kysor & Mathews in Italianate style. The home was relocated in 1975 to the Heritage Square Museum in the Montecito Heights section of Los Angeles, California. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

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Mount Pleasant arch

Perry organized Los Angeles's first gas company, the Los Angeles Gas Company, and served as president and General Manager for five years. He served on the City Council in 1866 and 1869. From 1879 on he served as Manager of the Los Angeles City Water Company for 25 years. [2]

It was later the home of judge Stephan C. Hubbell. [2]

In 1935 the house became a home for unwed mothers. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Denise Travis; Alfred B. Sylvanus; Raymond Girvigian (August 5, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Pleasant Museum House / Mount Pleasant House". National Park Service . Retrieved November 3, 2019. With accompanying historic images and three photos from 1976