SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)       November 16, 2004
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                        GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Maryland                   1-31962              20-0611663
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  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission          (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)             File Number)       Identification No.)


      10250 Regency Circle, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska        68114
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          (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code        (402) 391-0010
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                                      None
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

         On November 15, 2004, Government Properties Trust, Inc. (the "Company")
announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2004. A copy of the Company's earnings press release is furnished as Exhibit
99.1 to this report on Form 8-K. A copy of the Company's Supplemental Operating
and Financial Data package is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report on Form
8-K.

         The information contained in this report on Form 8-K, including
Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed "filed" with the Securities and
Exchange Commission nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement
filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.






                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.


Date:  November 16, 2004                   By:   /s/ Nancy D. Olson
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                                           Nancy D. Olson
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NUMBER                           DESCRIPTION

99.1               Government Properties Trust, Inc. Press Release dated
                   November 15, 2004

99.2               Government Properties Trust, Inc. Quarter Ended September 30,
                   2004 Supplemental Operating and Financial Data