Buildings and sites of Salt Lake City Buildings and sites of Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, Utah has many historic and notable sites within its immediate borders/ Although the entire Salt Lake City metropolitan area is often referred to as "Salt Lake City", this article is concerned only with the buildings and sites within the official city limits of Salt Lake City. Religious, particularly LDS buildings, are prominent in Salt Lake City. Settled by Brigham Young and 147 other pioneers on July 24, these Latter-day Saints were fleeing persecution after the death of Joseph Smith. Young originally intended the city and territory to be a religious
Firestation No. 8 (Salt Lake City, Utah) the later years, because the doorways could not handle large modern firetrucks. It later served as a restaurant. Firestation No. 8 (Salt Lake City, Utah) The Firestation No. 8 in Salt Lake City, Utah, at 258 S. 1300 East, was built in 1930. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. When listed, it was then the second oldest relatively intact fire station in Salt Lake City, after No. 3, built in 1914. The station was built in 1930 to serve the east bench area. It was designed to be compatible with the residential neighborhood, and