Mount Pleasant House
historic place
Mount Pleasant House, a historic place in Los Angeles, California, was built between 1875 and 1876. Architects Ezra F. Kysor and W. J. Mathews designed this Italianate and Greek Revival style home. Its first owner was William Hayes Perry, a lumber magnate who established a lumber business. Perry also co-organized the Los Angeles Gas Company and served as president of the Los Angeles Water Company. He was also a city councilman. Judge Stephen C. Hubbell later owned the house. Hubbell was a banker and helped organize the University of Southern California. In 1935, the house became a home for unwed mothers. Originally on Pleasant Avenue in Boyle Heights, Mount Pleasant House was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument Number 98 in 1972. It was relocated to Heritage Square Museum in 1975. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Mount Pleasant House reflects the lives of early Los Angeles figures and the city's architectural history.