Campana Building

Campana Building, originally uploaded by Jim Frazier.

I found myself up early this morning, and I realized that I had a chance at some dawn pictures. One that I've had on my list for a while was this building. Tom Henneman recently posted a picture similar to what I had envisioned, so that was what I decided to try. Luckily, the clear skies held long enough for me to fire a few shots. Also fortunate was that I didn't stop for coffee and a donut before I got to the site, because I would have lost the sun. As it is, these came out OK.

I've posted two shots here...a three-quarter view for which I've uploaded the full-sized version (with lots of watermarks) so any architecture buffs can inspect the building in some detail. The other is my more artsy-craftsy treatment at my normal upload size. In this latter shot, I've also retouched out the car parked in front.

The Campana Building was built 1936 by Frank D. Chase of Childs and Smith. The architectural styles mentioned are Art Deco, Bauhaus and Art Moderne (I don't know Art Deco from Victorian).

It was built as a cosmetics factory. Note the glass block windows which are great for an industrial operation, but not for just about anything else (like offices or retail). This makes for a facility that is tough to fully utilize. The factory moved out decades ago.

On the National Register of Historic Places

Batavia, Illinois
June 30, 2009

See more Batavia area pictures at Batavia Illustrated.

Here are both pictures from this session

Here are some links...

www.landmarks.org/ten_most_2006_1.htm

www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1FMW

This link shows interior images of the building
books.google.com/books?id=8erEtRI5JZgC&pg=PA116&l...

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