Denver Federal Center
Complex of United States federal agencies in Colorado, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Denver Federal Center, in Lakewood, Colorado, is part of the General Services Administration and is home to about 6,200 employees of agencies of the federal government of the United States. The Center encompasses an area of about 670 acres (2.7 km2) and has 90 buildings with over 4,000,000 square feet (400,000 m2) of office, warehouse, lab and special use space. There are 28 different Federal agencies on-site, making it the largest concentration of Federal agencies outside of Washington, D.C.
Denver Federal Center | |
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Former names | Denver Ordnance Plant |
General information | |
Classification | Government office campus |
Location | West 6th Avenue & Kipling Street |
Town or city | Lakewood, Colorado |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 39.719632°N 105.12105°W / 39.719632; -105.12105 |
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Construction started | March 1941 |
Completed | September 1941 |
Owner | General Services Administration |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 4,000,000 square feet (400,000 m2) |
Grounds | 670 acres (2.7 km2) |
Known for | Largest concentration of U.S. Federal agencies outside of Washington, D.C. |
Other information | |
Public transit access | W Federal Center |
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The major employers at the Center include the United States Department of the Interior (and its Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and United States Geological Survey) and the General Services Administration. Special facilities at the Center include the National Ice Core Laboratory.