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Mount Pleasant House (California)
Mount Pleasant House is a residence built in 1875-76 for William H. Perry (Los Angeles), William Hayes Perry in Boyle Heights. It was designed by Ezra F. Kysor, Kysor & Mathews in Italianate architecture, Italianate style. The home was relocated in 1975 to the Heritage Square Museum in the Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, California, 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. It was later the home of judge Stephan C. Hubbell. In 1935 the house became a home for unwed mothers. With See also * List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles References Italianate architecture in California Victorian architecture in Califo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, California
Montecito Heights is a neighborhood in the Northeast Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California. The population in 2000 was estimated at 16,768. Geography and transportation Montecito Heights' boundaries are roughly the Pasadena Freeway ( SR 110) or the Arroyo Seco on the northwest, Pasadena Avenue on the west, Avenue 35 to the south, Huntington Drive to the southeast, and Monterey Road to the east. Neighboring districts include Monterey Hills on the northeast, El Sereno on the southeast, Lincoln Heights on the southwest, Mount Washington on the northwest, and Highland Park on the north. Owing to the rugged terrain, no major thoroughfares run through the area, besides Griffin Avenue (Los Angeles). The district is largely in ZIP code 90031. Most of the homes on the hills were built after the 1950s when engineering technology enabled builders to construct on the steep hillsides. Neighborhood Annexed to the City of Los Angeles in 1912, Montecito Heights is known by the res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |