Campana Factory
Illinois, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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The Campana Factory in Batavia, Illinois, is a Streamline Moderne and Bauhaus structure completed in 1936 to manufacture Italian Balm, a hand lotion that became the nation's most popular during the Great Depression. The building showcases innovative technologies of its era, including air conditioning, and reflects the streamlined aesthetic sensibilities of 1930s industrial design. It was recognized as a historic place and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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- Type
- factory
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Illinois, United States
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