Engineering Building Riverbank Laboratories - Geneva, Illinois
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 41° 52.291 W 088° 18.843
16T E 390953 N 4636345
Odd-shaped building constucted in a series stacked of 15-foot cubes.
Waymark Code: WMVZC
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member chstress53
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This building was constructed in 1922 by philanthropist Colonel George Fabyan as part of this Riverbank Acoustics Laboratory. It is said that Colonel Fabyan had a hobby of buying excess or unused freight and through this hobby he acquired several hundred 15-foot I-beams. Not wanting the I-beams to go to waste he designed this building to make use of them. The five-story building was designed by stacking cigarette boxes against the wall of his office. The back of the building is flat while the other sides step up to a 15' x 15' fifth floor.
Building Address:
1512 Batavia Ave
Geneva, Illinois United States
60134

Is it open to the general public?: no

When was it built? (Approximate if you must.): 01/01/1922

What is the name of this building?: Engineering Building Riverbank Laboratories
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