Campana Factory
The Campana Factory is a historic building in Batavia, Illinois. It was built in 1936 to serve as a factory for The Campana Company, which produced Italian Balm, the most popular hand lotion in the United States during The Great Depression.Photo: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: factory in Illinois, United States of America
- Address: 901 North Batavia Avenue, Batavia, IL 60510
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fabyan Windmill and Mrs. A. W. Gridley House.
Fabyan Windmill
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Jauerback, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fabyan Windmill is an authentic, working Dutch windmill dating from the 1850s located in Geneva, Kane County, Illinois, just north of Batavia, Illinois, off Illinois Route 25. Fabyan Windmill is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Campana Factory.
Mrs. A. W. Gridley House
House
Photo: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mrs. A. W. Gridley House is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Prairie School home in Batavia, Illinois. Mrs. A. W. Gridley House is situated 2,100 feet south of Campana Factory.
Batavia Depot Museum
Museum
Photo: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Batavia Depot Museum is a museum in Batavia, Illinois that was once the town's primary train station. It was the first of many depots built by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Batavia Depot Museum is situated 1 mile south of Campana Factory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Batavia and Geneva.
Batavia
Photo: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Batavia is a city mainly in Kane County and partly in DuPage County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in the Chicago metropolitan area, it was founded in 1833 and is the oldest city in Kane County.
Geneva
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Geneva is a city in and the county seat of Kane County, Illinois, United States. It is located in the far western side of the Chicago suburbs. Per the 2020 census, the population was 21,393.
Mooseheart
Hamlet
Mooseheart, located in Kane County, Illinois, 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. Mooseheart is situated 3 miles south of Campana Factory.
Campana Factory
- Categories: factory, heritage site, building, historic site, and industry
- Location: Geneva Township, Kane, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.86535° or 41° 51′ 55″ northLongitude
-88.31626° or 88° 18′ 59″ westInception
1936Open location code
86HHVM8M+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 343583522OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q5027896
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