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James Herrington was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania on June 6, 1824. His father would become one of the founders of Kane County, Illinois. Herrington moved with his family to Chicago, Illinois in 1833. The next year, his father sold the property and purchased a claim west in what is now Geneva, Illinois. [1]
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Geneva is a city in and the county seat of Kane County, Illinois, United States. [5] It is located in the far western side of the Chicago suburbs. Per the 2020 census, the population was 21,393. [6] Geneva is part of a tri-city area, located between St. Charles and Batavia.
The name, "Tri-City" originated in 1910 with the publication of the first Tri-City Directory: Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, by the Evans Directory Service of Elgin, Illinois. There were ten editions of the Tri-City Directory published from 1910 to 1943. During this same period, the local telephone directories served all three cities, as well.
The Central Geneva Historic District is a set of 102 buildings and structures in Geneva, Illinois. Of those, 68 contribute to the district's historical integrity. The district is representative of southern Geneva, south of Illinois Route 38. Among the noted buildings is the Kane County Courthouse and the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed P. D. Hoyt ...
Unlike the prototypical Midwestern township, which is a six mile by six mile square, Geneva Township splits such a 6 miles (9.7 km) square with Batavia Township. According to the 2010 census, the township has an area of 16.37 square miles (42.4 km 2 ), of which 16.09 square miles (41.7 km 2 ) (or 98.29%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km 2 ...
Geneva Commons is a lifestyle center in the Chicago suburb of Geneva, Illinois The center is located along Randall Road in the heart of the St. Charles /Geneva/ Batavia retail complex. The center includes over 80 retailers and restaurants spread over 418,000 square feet (38,800 m 2 ).
On 2 March 1903, he married Henriette (née Baron) Pictet (1858–1943) in Geneva. [8] Henriette, the widow of Léonce Pictet, [1] was a daughter of Jacques Louis Aimé Baron. [10] He was a founder and an active member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, also known as the "American Church" of Geneva. [11] Bates died in Geneva on 24 December 1914. [12]