Fabyan Windmill
| Fabyan Windmill | |
| Old Holland Mill Old Dutch Mill Dutch Windmill Dutch Mill |
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 Fabyan Windmill in June 2008
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| Region | Kane County |
| District | Geneva Township |
| Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Coordinates | 41°52′17″N 88°18′21″W / 41.87139°N 88.30583°WCoordinates: 41°52′17″N 88°18′21″W / 41.87139°N 88.30583°W |
| Height | 20.73 m (68 ft) |
| Author | Louis Frederick Blackhaus (original) Rasmussen (reconstruction) John Johnson (reconstruction) Lucas Verbij (restoration) |
| Material | wood |
| Date | between 1848 - 1880 (estimated) |
| Owner | Friedrich Brockmann (1875—1887) Louis Frederick Blackhaus (1875—1877) Herman Volberduig (1877—1885) Fred Runge (1887—1914) Colonel George Fabyan (1914—1939) Kane County Forest Preserve (1939—present) |
| For public | Yes |
| Visitation | 1pm - 4pm (CST) (Saturdays and Sundays: May 15th through October 15th) |
| Website: www.kaneforest.com | |
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Dutch Mill
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| Nearest city | Batavia, Illinois |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1860 |
| Architectural style | Dutch Smock Mill |
| NRHP Reference # | 79000843 |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1979 |
The Fabyan Windmill is an authentic, working Dutch windmill dating from the 1850s located in Geneva, Kane County, Illinois, just north of Batavia, Illinois, off Illinois Route 25. The five-story wooden smock mill with a stage, which stands 68 feet (21 m) tall, sits upon the onetime estate of Colonel George Fabyan, but is now part of the Kane County Forest Preserve District.
In 1979, the windmill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Dutch Mill. The following year, the windmill was selected to be on a U.S. postage stamp, as part of a series of five windmills in a stamp booklet called "Windmills USA." It originally operated as a custom grinding mill.
During the mid-19th century, the Fabyan Windmill was constructed by German craftsmen, Louis Blackhaus, and his brother-in-law Freidrick Brockmann, on a site at Meyers Road near 16th Street in York Township between Elmhurst and Oak Brook, Illinois (now Lombard, Illinois).
By the early 20th century, the windmill had fallen into a state of disrepair. In 1914, George Fabyan purchased the disused windmill for approximately $8,000 from Mrs. Fred Runge. He then had it moved to its present location in Geneva Township on the east side of the Fox River, close to Illinois Route 25 in July 1915. Fabyan spent an estimated $75,000 to have it moved, reconstructed, and restored.
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