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Building 710, Defense Civil Preparedness Agency Region 6 Operations Center

Jefferson County

Building 710 was constructed in 1969 and is important for its association with Cold War Era military history.

A black and white photo of the building with a pavement path leading up and snow on the grounds on either side of it.

Building 710, Defense Civil Preparedness Agency Region 6 Operations Center (1996 photograph.)

Designed to withstand a nuclear attack, the two-story underground building, of reinforced concrete, served as the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency’s Region 6 Operations Center.  Since 1979, it has been utilized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as its Region 8 Operations Center.

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Address

Denver Federal Center, W. Alameda Ave. and S. Kipling St., Lakewood

Site Number

5JF.1048.14