Salt Lake City

Historic Preservation

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Local Historic Districts

Local Historic Districts

Local Historic Districts are designated by the City to protect and maintain the historic character of neighborhoods. Exterior changes and proposed demolitions are subject to local design review. The purpose of design review is to ensure that changes to historic properties are compatible with the site’s historic architecture, and to retain the most significant, or “character-defining” elements of a property. Design review, as well as demolition review, provide neighborhood stability in historic districts, since current and prospective property owners know that the distinctive architectural features of a particular neighborhood are protected over time.

Salt Lake City has fourteen Local Historic Districts. All of Salt Lake City’s historic districts are listed in the National Register, but not all National Register districts are locally designated.

Download // Local Historic Districts Map.

Learn about each Local Historic District:

The Avenues

Capitol Hill

Central City

City Creek / Memory Grove

Exchange Place

South Temple

University

Westmoreland Place

Yalecrest *

*Normandie Circle, Harvard Heights, Harvard Park, Upper Harvard Yale Park, Princeton Park, Douglas Park