Mount Pleasant House
Encyclopedia
The Mount Pleasant House is a house built in 1876 by William Hayes Perry
in Boyle Heights and later relocated to the Heritage Square Museum
in the Montecito Heights
section of Los Angeles, California
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The house was designed by Ezra F. Kysor in the Italianate
Victorian architecture
style. In 1976, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
William Hayes Perry
-Personal life:William Hayes Perry was born October 17, 1832, near Newark, Ohio, where hespent his boyhood. He completed an apprenticeship in cabinet making andturning.Perry married Elizabeth M. Dalton in 1858. They had three children...
in Boyle Heights and later relocated to the Heritage Square Museum
Heritage Square Museum
Heritage Square Museum is a living history museum located in the Montecito Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, that tells the story of the development of Southern California through architecture. Eight historic structures, a train car, and a trolly car were all saved from demolition...
in the Montecito Heights
Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, California
Montecito Heights is a small district in Northeast Los Angeles formerly known as an original East Los Angeles area of Los Angeles, California. The 2000 population is estimated at 16,768.-Geography and transportation:...
section of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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The house was designed by Ezra F. Kysor in the Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
Victorian architecture
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
style. In 1976, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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