Historic Landmark Commission forwards Sampson and Altadena apartments to city council for local designation

The Salt Lake City Historic Landmark Commission voted unanimously to forward a recommendation that the city council designate the Sampson and Altadena apartment buildings at approximately 276 East 300 South and 310 South 300 East as a local landmark site (case no. PLNHLC2025-0057).

Staff planner Noah Elmore told commissioners that “staff is recommending the historic landmark commission forward a recommendation of approval to the city council.” The commission’s action sends the nomination to council for final designation.

The nomination centers on two early 20th-century, three- to three-and-a-half-story walk-up apartment blocks—identified in the staff report as the Sampson Apartments and the Altadena Apartments—with a stated period of significance from 1906 to 1945. Elmore said the buildings represent high-style examples of neoclassical architecture and noted features such as deep porches, Tuscan columns, and brick-and-stone masonry. The staff report evaluates the site against the commission’s standards for historic significance, integrity and National Register eligibility.

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