Vanburen Park

Vanburen Park is a park in , which is located on South Van Buren Street. Vanburen Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the hamlet .
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  • Type: Park
  • Also known as: “Van Buren Park”
  • Address: 231 South Van Buren Street, Batavia, IL

Places of Interest

Highlights include Batavia Depot Museum and Eastside Community Center.

Museum
Photo: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a in , that was once the town's primary train station. It was the first of many depots built by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

Building
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The , formerly the Catholic Holy Cross Church, is an historic building in . It was built in 1897 to serve the Holy Cross congregation of Batavia, many of whom were Irish immigrants who came to work in local quarries.

School building
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The is a Registered Historic Place in Batavia, Illinois. It was in active use as a school for 85 years, and served as home of the Chautauqua movement in north central Illinois.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Batavia and Mooseheart.

Photo: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city mainly in and partly in in the U.S. state of . Located in the , it was founded in 1833 and is the oldest city in Kane County.

Hamlet
, located in , , is an unincorporated community and a home for children administered by the Loyal Order of Moose. Also known as The Child City, the community is featured as a 1949 episode of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's short film series Passing Parade, which was written and narrated by John Nesbitt. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Vanburen Park.

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is a city in and the county seat of , United States. It is located in the far western side of the Chicago suburbs. Per the 2020 census, the population was 21,393.

Vanburen Park

Latitude
41.84708° or 41° 50′ 50″ north
Longitude
-88.30343° or 88° 18′ 12″ west
Elevation
712 feet (217 metres)
Operator
Batavia Park District
Open location code
86HHRMWW+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 493048789
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4914664
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