American Can Company Historic Tax Credit Project
Project Facts
Total project cost:
$6 million
Sources of Funds:
City Grants – $4M, Historic Tax Credits – $2M
Date Completed:
June 2005
Size:
Approx. 207,000 sq. ft
Use:
Office and school space
Developer(s):
Wadman Corp.
Owner:
Riverside Technology NonProfit
Year Built:
1914
Location:
Lincoln Avenue and 20th Street, Ogden, Utah
The American Can Company of Utah Building Complex is a historic industrial site located in Ogden City, Utah. It was originally built in 1914. By the late 1940s, the plant employed 450 people and produced millions cans for pea, potato, green bean, and fruit crop farmers in Weber County, Utah. For a brief period, the company also manufactured steel beer cans.
The company switched to making steel soft drink cans in the 1950s, but closed in 1979 with the advent of aluminum cans.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, and renovation began shortly thereafter. It has since been converted to the U.S. headquarters of Amer Sports Corp.
Now, the newly remodeled 96-year-old building, now known as the AmeriCan Center, houses Amer Sports Corp., and the city’s Business Information Center, a one-stop operation for prospective entrepreneurs looking to expand. Also in the building is the eStation, an incubator for new businesses. A charter school is also part of the complex.