George Bush Center for Intelligence

George Bush Center for Intelligence
An aerial view of the George Bush Center for Intelligence
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General information
StatusCompleted
Address1000 Colonial Farm Road, Langley, Fairfax County, Virginia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38°57′6.12″N 77°8′48.12″W / 38.9517000°N 77.1467000°W / 38.9517000; -77.1467000
Current tenantsCentral Intelligence Agency
Named forGeorge H. W. Bush
Construction startedOctober 1957
Topped-out1960
OpenedSeptember 1961; 63 years ago (1961-09) (Original HQ Building)
InauguratedNovember 28, 1961
RenovatedMay 1984 – March 1991 (New HQ Building)
Cost$46 million
Technical details
Floor countSix (New Headquarters Building); Seven (Original Headquarters Building)
Floor area2,500,000 sq ft (230,000 m2)[1]
Grounds258 acres (104 hectares)
Design and construction
Architecture firmHarrison & Abramovitz
Renovating team
Architect(s)Smith, Hinchman and Grylls Associates

The George Bush Center for Intelligence is the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency, located in the unincorporated community of Langley in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, near Washington, D.C.

The headquarters is a conglomeration of the Original Headquarters Building (OHB) and the New Headquarters Building (NHB) and sits on a total of 258 acres (1.04 km2) of land.[2] It was the world's largest intelligence headquarters from 1959 until 2019, when it was surpassed by Germany's BND headquarters.

  1. ^ "The CIA Headquarters Buildings". Federation of American Scientists.
  2. ^ "Explore CIA Headquarters". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved April 25, 2021.