engineering

Lollin Block

Lollin Block is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lollin Block rather than just read about it. In short: The Lollin Block, at 238 S. Main St. in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a three-story brick and stone commercial building designed by Richard K.A.

Key takeaways

Lollin Block belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Lollin Block to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Lollin Block from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Lollin Block, at 238 S. Main St. in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a three-story brick and stone commercial building designed by Richard K.A. Kletting and constructed in 1894. The building includes a plaster facade "scored to give the appearance of smooth, cut stone," with a denticulated cornice and Classical Revival features. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Well known as a saloon keeper, John Lollin (January 3, 1840 – April 7, 1915) was a Danish immigrant and 1857 pioneer who engaged in several business ventures prior to constructing the Lollin Block. He and Diantha (Mayer) Lollin lived on the third floor of the building from 1894 until Lollin's death in 1915. Diantha Lollin continued to reside in the building until 1934. Their son Carl lived in the building until 1960. The building cost $13,000. The first floor was leased by the Davis Shoe Company during 1901 to 1913, by a Hudson Bay Fur Company store during 1915 to 1965, and by Music City and the G.E.M. Music Store during 1965 to 1979 or later. Mr. Lollin was apparently "adequately impressed" with Kletting's work in the adjoining Karrick Block (1887) at 236 South Main Street to commission this.

References

External links Media related to Lollin Block at Wikimedia Commons

Further reading John S. McCormick, The Historic Buildings of Downtown Salt Lake City (Utah State Historical Society, 1982), pp 90–91 (98-99)

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lollin Block

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lollin Block claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lollin Block before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lollin Block ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lollin Block

In research: Lollin Block appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lollin Block in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lollin Block is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1894, National Register of Historic Places in Salt Lake City, Neoclassical architecture in Utah, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lollin Block outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lollin Block in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Lollin Block means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Lollin Block out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Lollin Block in simple terms?

The Lollin Block, at 238 S. Main St. in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a three-story brick and stone commercial building designed by Richard K.A.

Why does Lollin Block matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lollin Block?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Lollin Block.