SALT LAKE CITY HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION

The Historic Landmark Commission (HLC) reviews all applications for landmark sites, demolition and new construction within locally-designated historic districts. They do not review interior work or exterior paint color, only exterior alterations. The majority of the projects presented to the HLC are either approved as submitted or with modifications.

Highland Park: Listed 1998

Listed in 1998, Highland Park consists of 601 buildings. It is historically significant for the following reasons: It was part of an early (1910) and very large (900 acres) annexation to Salt Lake City. It was the first suburb in Salt Lake City on the south side of Parley's Creek. It has both significant and modest examples of the work of prominent Utah architects, such as Dallas & Hedges and Pope & Burton. It was developed by the real estate firm of Kimball & Richards Land Merchants, who took a more sophisticated approach to land development than their contemporaries by offering transportation services (Highland Park had its own trolley system to downtown Salt Lake City), planning a cohesive landscaping plan, and undertaking an extensive promotional campaign.