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Council designates Sampson and Altadena apartments local landmarks to protect historic pre‑WWI buildings

6419082 · October 8, 2025
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Summary

After public testimony from residents and neighborhood groups, the council adopted an ordinance designating the Sampson and Altadena apartments as local historic landmarks, providing local protections beyond their 2010 National Register listing.

The Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously to designate the Sampson and Altadena apartment buildings (corner of 300 East and 300 South) as local landmarks, a move that grants local protections that the 2010 National Register listing does not.

Several homeowners and neighborhood advocates spoke in favor during the public hearing. Cindy Cromer gave an extended history of the buildings’ preservation and original features; Lauren Fontanilla…

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