150-year-old Los Angeles house opens normally closed second floor to visitors

Los Angeles preservationists have marked a rare milestone as the historic Perry Mansion celebrated its 150th anniversary by opening its restricted second floor to the public. The grand Victorian residence, built in 1876, welcomed visitors to its normally off-limits upper rooms during an anniversary fundraising event. Organisers held the gathering to raise essential funds for ongoing structural conservation. According to event details published by the Preservation Directory, the anniversary event gave visitors a rare look inside rooms preserved in their original 19th-century condition.A grand residence built during Los Angeles' early growthThe residence was originally built in Boyle Heights for William Hayes Perry, a prominent 19th-century businessman and lumber baron whose company supplied materials used in the early development of Los Angeles. Designed by Ezra F. Kysor, recognised as Los Angeles' first professional architect, the mansion was originally called Mount Pleasant House.