Batavia is a town in northeastern Illinois, located 40 miles west of Chicago. It was historically nicknamed "Windmill City" due to its former large number of windmills, and was the largest producer of windmills in the late 19th Century.
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| The Bartel Windmill ca 1890 |
An authentic Dutch Windmill functioned for many years in Tinley Park.
It was located on Oak Park Avenue and 171st Street. It was destroyed in 1911.
Windmills very similar in shape and size to the Tinley Park Windmill were built by the same builders, Bartel of Kankakee. The Mill in Peotone, IL is 3 blocks east of their historic downtown in a neighborhood.
The Fabyan Windmill in the Kane County Forest Preserves north of Aurora on Highway 27 east of the Fox River is another example. It was also built by the builders of the Tinley Park Windmill.
The City of Holland, Michigan developed a Windmill as a tourist attraction.
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| Peotone Windmill |
Windmills very similar in shape and size to the Tinley Park Windmill were built by the same builders, Bartel of Kankakee. The Mill in Peotone, IL is 3 blocks east of their historic downtown in a neighborhood.
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| Fabyan Windmill in Kane County |
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| Windmill in Holland, Michigan |
The City of Holland, Michigan developed a Windmill as a tourist attraction.
New Dutch Windmill in Fulton,
Illinois on the Mississippi River
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