Caxton Building

  • Developer/Project Proponent: Kaizen Company of America, L.C. and Ryan Companies US, Inc.
  • Project Address: 1701 River Drive
  • Renew Moline Role: Project feasibility, development agreement negotiations/support.
  • Completion Date: 2000
  • Economic Incentives: Tax abatement

Designed by local architect H. W. Whitsitt, Deere & Company built the Prairie Style Caxton Block in 1908 and leased the building to Desaulniers & Company printers.  After the firm closed in 1995, the building sat empty and deteriorated for several years and was a candidate for demolition. Then it was purchased by Kaizen Company of America in 2000 and renovated.  The building also housed the WIU-Quad Cities Engineering Program until the development of the new campus years later.

Caxton Block