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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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.

Mount Pleasant House (Los Angeles, California)

It was later the home of judge Stephan C. Hubbell.

Mount Pleasant House (Los Angeles, California)

In 1935 the house became a home for unwed mothers.

Mount Pleasant House (Los Angeles, California)

See also

List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles

References

Italianate architecture in California

Victorian architecture in California

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles

Houses completed in 1876

Historic house museums in California

Montecito Heights, Los Angeles