Campana Factory - Batavia, Illinois
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BruceS
N 41° 51.917 W 088° 18.916
16T E 390842 N 4635655
Historic factory building located north of Batavia, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMW22
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2006
Views: 18
The Campana Factory building was built in 1937. The Art Deco styled building was designed by architects Frank D. Chase and William James Smith. The building constructed with an all steel frame with glass blocks and bricks for the exterior walls. The tower in the middle of the building houses a 45,000 gallon water tank used for water circulation for air conditioning and fire sprinklers. The Campana company manufactured the popular product, Italian Balm, a hand lotion and a number of other feminine products. During World War II, with the anti-Italian sentiment the balm was renamed Campana Balm after the doctor who hand formulated the hand lotion. The Campana Corporations became part of the Purex Corporation in 1962. The cosmetics continued to be manufactured at the factory for a while, in recent years the building has been vacant. Currently some work is being done on the building but unsure of what will become of the building.
Street address:
901 N. Batavia Ave.
Batavia, Illinois
County / Borough / Parish: Kane County
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Vacant, Project On-going
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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