Stanford Research Park

Stanford Research Park
Stanford Research Park
	Facebook's former headquarters in Stanford Research Park
Former names	Stanford Industrial Park
General information
Town or city	Palo Alto, California
Country	United States
Coordinates	37°24′25″N 122°09′06″W / 37.4069°N 122.1518°W
Current tenants	Tesla, Nest, Hewlett-Packard, VMware, TIBCO
Construction started	1951
Opened	1953
Owner	Stanford University
Landlord	Stanford Management Company
Grounds	700-acre (280-hectare)
Website
	stanfordresearchpark.com

Stanford Research Park (SRP) is a technology park established in 1951 as a joint initiative between Stanford University and the City of Palo Alto.^[1] It was the world's first university research park.^[1]^[2] It has more than 150 companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Tesla Motors, TIBCO and VMware; previous high-profile tenants include Steve Jobs's NeXT Computer, Xerox PARC, and Facebook.^[3]^[4] It has been called "an engine for Silicon Valley" and "the epicenter of Silicon Valley".^[5]

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