Federal Trade Commission Building
The Federal Trade Commission Building, known historically as the Apex Building, is the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Federal Trade Commission. Completed in 1938, the building was designated by Congress in 1966 as a contributing structure to the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, and was subsequently listed in the National Register of Historic Places.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: headquarters location of the United States Federal Trade Commission, in Washington, DC
- Also known as: “Apex Building”, “FTC Headquarters”, “Saint Marc Hotel”, and “Seaton House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Gallery of Art.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
National Gallery of Art
Museum
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The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. National Gallery of Art is situated 580 feet southeast of Federal Trade Commission Building.
National Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. National Museum of Natural History is situated 1,500 feet west of Federal Trade Commission Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Downtown.
East End
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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
Downtown
Suburb
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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.
Capitol Hill
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Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
Federal Trade Commission Building
- Category: government building
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Federal Trade Commission Building” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “联邦贸易委员会大楼”
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