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Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously to designate two historic buildings as city landmarks.

The buildings, constructed in 1906, reflect early 20th-century neoclassical architecture.

Residents united to preserve the buildings amid downtown development pressures and zoning changes.

SALT LAKE CITY — Annie Isaacson wasn't sure what to expect when Salt Lake City officials told her she'd need all 17 homeowners in the Sampson and Altadena condominiums to agree to get the century-old buildings added to the city's list of historic landmarks.

As she met with her neighbors, however, she found that everyone in the diverse community within the buildings was united in the effort to protect them.

"That is the one thing — for whatever people's beliefs, politics, religion, behaviors

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