Real Estate in Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill takes its name from the Utah State Capitol, built on the hill between 1912 and 1916. State Street climbs the hill from downtown Salt Lake City, with Main Street reaching it one block to the west, and the whole Salt Lake Valley, along with the Great Salt Lake miles out, is visible from the top.

The neighborhood's west slope is known as the Marmalade District, named for the fruit trees, apricot, quince, and almond, that gave its streets their names. Much of the area sits inside the Capitol Hill Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it holds some of the oldest documented homes anywhere in Salt Lake City. City Creek Canyon separates Capitol Hill from the Avenues just to the east.

Capitol Hill is not one uniform area. The Marmalade District, on the west slope, is the neighborhood's most architecturally distinct section: an early Utah vernacular home might sit beside a Gothic Revival house or a Victorian mansion, alongside notable buildings like the Russian-influenced 19th Ward Meetinghouse, its onion-dome steeple now home to the Salt Lake Acting Company theater.

Closer to the Capitol itself, State Street and East Capitol Street carry a different character: larger, architect-built homes constructed for mining and railroad fortunes in the early 1900s, including the Alfred McCune Home and the Dickson-Gardner-Wolf Home. To the north, above the Capitol, sits an area known as Wasatch Springs, named for nearby natural hot springs. The neighborhood borders the Avenues across City Creek Canyon to the east.

The Utah State Capitol itself is the neighborhood's defining landmark, and its lawn and grounds are open to walk. Nearby, Council Hall, Salt Lake City's original city hall, was relocated to the hill from downtown, and the Pioneer Memorial Museum sits just north of the Capitol building. Just east of the hill, Memory Grove is a park dedicated in 1920 to Utah's World War I dead, tucked into a small canyon.

The Marmalade District's narrow, irregular streets and mix of architecture give the west slope a different feel from the more formal grounds around the Capitol itself. Both share the same view: from the hill, the entire Salt Lake Valley is visible, with the Great Salt Lake out to the west. Downtown Salt Lake City sits just at the bottom of the hill, an easy walk or drive from almost anywhere in the neighborhood.