Campana Factory | |
Location | 901 N Batavia Ave Batavia, Illinois 60510-1278 [2] |
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Coordinates | 41°51′54″N 88°18′58″W / 41.86500°N 88.31611°W |
Built | 1936 |
Architect | Frank D. Chase; Childs and Smith |
Architectural style | Streamline Moderne, Bauhaus |
NRHP reference No. | 79000841[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 6, 1979 |
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. The Streamline Moderne and Bauhaus building features many innovative technologies, such as air conditioning. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.