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Weinmann Block

Weinmann 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 Weinmann Block rather than just read about it. In short: The Weinmann Block is a commercial building located at 219–223 East Washington Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Key takeaways

Weinmann 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 Weinmann Block to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Weinmann Block from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Weinmann Block is a commercial building located at 219–223 East Washington Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

History John M. Weinmann was born In Germany in 1836, and settled in Ann Arbor as a young man. In 1863 he married Dorothea Stein and set up a butcher shop. The shop proved prosperous, and in about 1885 Weinmann had the eastern half of this building, located on the corner, constructed. The butcher shop occupied the grade floor. In 1891 Weinmann's son, Louis C. Weinmann, and a nephew, George Stein entered into a partnership, took over the butcher shop, and had the western half of the building constructed. This building held the meat market until 1937. The corner building was purchased in 1894 by V. Schneider, and housed a confectionery shop, a saloon, and a plumbing shop over the years. The Jno. c. Fischer Company purchased the entire Weinmann Block in 1937. Fisher had been in the hardware business since 1895. The business was sold several times, but remained in the Weinmann Block until 1982. A development corporation purchased the building and redeveloped it for commercial and office use.

Description The Weinmann Block consists of two, two-story, brick, Late Victorian commercial blocks located side-by-side. The two buildings have had a shared interior space for many years. The eastern section on the street corner is a three-bay wide, Italianate structure built in the mid-1880s. The western portion, built in 1892, is wider and has an elaborate galvanized iron facade. The corner portion of the Weinmann Block is three bays wide along the front section and five bays wide along the side. Vertical brick piers separate the bays. A bracketed, wooden cornice runs across the top; this was installed in 1982 to duplicates the original cornice removed in the 1950s. The windows are square-head, double-hung, sash units set in rounded-arch openings in front and segmental-arch openings in the side. The original storefront contained a central double door flanked by large windows; this has been rebuilt with large glass windows. The western portion of the Weinmann Block still contains its original configuration of openings and windows, although remodeled, with a recessed entrance in the center of the facade and a narrow entrance to the second-floor staircase at the west end. The upper part of the facade has original galvanized iron ornamentation designed to give the appearance of masonry. It has a wide central bay topped with a pediment containing the name of the building and date of construction. and narrower bays on each side.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Weinmann Block

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Weinmann 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 Weinmann 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 Weinmann 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 Weinmann Block

In research: Weinmann 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 Weinmann 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: Weinmann Block is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1885, Buildings and structures in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Italianate architecture in Michigan, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Weinmann 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 Weinmann Block in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Weinmann 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 Weinmann Block out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Weinmann Block in simple terms?

The Weinmann Block is a commercial building located at 219–223 East Washington Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Why does Weinmann 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 Weinmann 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 Weinmann Block.