The Federal Trade Commission Building, known historically as the Apex Building, is a federal building which serves as the headquarters of the Federal Trade Commission. Completed in 1938, the building was designated by Congress as a contributing structure to the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site in 1966, and it was subsequently listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Federal Trade Commission Building in 2005
Apex Building under construction in 1937.
Apex Building circa 1945.
The Apex Building is built in the Classical Revival style
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. The FTC shares jurisdiction over federal civil antitrust law enforcement with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division. The agency is headquartered in the Federal Trade Commission Building in Washington, DC.
Apex Building, built in 1938 (FTC headquarters) in Washington, DC
Federal Trade Commission entrance doorway in Washington, DC
Image: Lina Khan, FTC Chair (cropped)
Image: Rebecca Slaughter (cropped)