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.

South Temple Historic District: Listed 1976

Download design standards for the South Temple historic district (as Adobe Acrobat PDF file).

The South Temple Historic District was designated in 1976 as the city's first local historic district. It is a beautiful, tree-lined street known for its fine mansions, elegant apartment buildings, and impressive religious and fraternal structures. Its history, however, is associated with the city's beginnings and people of a variety of backgrounds have always lived and worked on South Temple. The demolition of several significant structures on South Temple in the 1960s and 1970s inspired concerned citizens to press for greater protection of historic resources. In recent years several structures have undergone extensive renovations and South Temple Street is undergoing major reconstruction.