Lollin Block

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Lollin Block
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The Lollin Block in 2019
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Location238 S. Main St., Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Coordinates 40°45′51″N111°53′27″W / 40.76417°N 111.89083°W / 40.76417; -111.89083 (Lollin Block)
Arealess than one acre
Built1894
Architect Richard K.A. Kletting
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Neo-Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 77001311 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1977

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," [2] with a denticulated cornice and Classical Revival features. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [3]

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Well known as a saloon keeper, [4] 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. [3] [5]

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. [6]

Mr. Lollin was apparently "adequately impressed" with Kletting's work in the adjoining Karrick Block (1887) at 236 South Main Street to commission this. [7]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. A 1909 article in The Salt Lake Tribune discussed cleaning and preserving the stone facade but did not mention a plaster surface. See "Salt Laker Would Preserve Buildings". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. May 30, 1909. p. 10. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Allen Roberts; Kent Powell (December 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lollin Block". National Park Service . Retrieved May 22, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1976
  4. "John Lollin". Salt Lake Telegram. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 30, 1905. p. 22. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  5. "Pioneer Succumbs to Long Illness". Salt Lake Telegram. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 5, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  6. "Utah State Historical Society Structure/Site Information: Lollin Block". National Park Service. September 19, 1979. Retrieved May 22, 2019. (PDF pages 36-38; appears 11th in collection of forms for numerous SLC buildings)
  7. Lorraine Pace (September 17, 1979). "Utah State Historical Society Structure/Site Information: Karrick Block". National Park Service . Retrieved May 22, 2019. (PDF pages 32-35; appears 10th in collection of forms for numerous SLC buildings)

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