Fabyan Boathouse

Fabyan Boathouse is a building in Kane, Illinois. Fabyan Boathouse is situated near the museum Fabyan Villa, as well as near Fabyan Lighthouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fabyan Villa and Fabyan Windmill.

Fabyan Villa

Museum

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Fabyan Villa was the home of George and Nelle Fabyan from c. 1908 to 1939. The house is notable because of its remodelling in 1907 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Fabyan Villa is situated 600 feet northwest of Fabyan Boathouse.

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 1,500 feet northeast of Fabyan Boathouse.

Geneva station

Railway station

Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Geneva is a Metra commuter railroad station in Geneva, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific West Line. The station is 35.5 miles away from Ogilvie Transportation Center. Geneva station is situated 1 mile north of Fabyan Boathouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geneva and Batavia.

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.

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.

St. Charles

Photo: Keybdn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Charles is a city in Kane and DuPage counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 33,081 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 33,482 in 2024.

Fabyan Boathouse

Type: Building
Category: historic site
Location: Kane, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.86984° or 41° 52′ 11″ north

Longitude

-88.31079° or 88° 18′ 39″ west

Roof shape

pyramidal

Open location code

86HHVM9Q+WM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 869890793

OpenStreetMap feature

building=boathouse

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Fabyan Lighthouse and Proforce TI.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fabyan North Residence and 1900 South Batavia Avenue.

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