William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse

William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse
Former names	United States Courthouse
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Courthouse
Architectural style	Art deco, PWA Moderne
Address	1010 5th Avenue Seattle, Washington
Named for	William Kenzo Nakamura
Construction started	1936[1]
Completed	August 1940
Renovated	1983-1984, 2006-2009[2]
Cost	$1.7 million[2]
Renovation cost	$71 million(2006-2009)[3]
Owner	General Services Administration
Technical details
Material	Concrete & Terracotta[2]
Floor count	10,[2] 13 [3]
Floor area	190,000 square feet (18,000 m2)[3]
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Gilbert Stanley Underwood,[2] Weinstein A/U Architects-Urban Design, Seattle (2006-2009 renovation)[3]
Other information
Number of rooms	5 courtrooms
U.S. Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°36′26″N 122°19′53″W / 47.60722°N 122.33139°W / 47.60722; -122.33139
Built	1936-1940
NRHP reference No.	80004003
Added to NRHP	January 8, 1980

The William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse is a federal courthouse in Seattle, Washington primarily used by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Built in 1940 as the United States Courthouse to consolidate federal agencies within the city, it was renamed for Medal of Honor recipient William K. Nakamura in 2001. The Ninth Circuit started using the building in the 1970s and became the principal tenant in 2004 when most other users moved to the new 23-story United States Courthouse in the Denny Triangle.

The 10-story Art Deco building at 1010 Fifth Avenue houses 5 courtrooms and is one of four regular meeting places for the Ninth Circuit, where appeals from northern Districts are heard. With a mix of Neoclassical and modern abstract features, the Nakamura Courthouse overlooks a large sloping lawn (landscaped with a large central walkway, planters, hedges, and oak trees) which has become one of the more significant public green spaces in downtown Seattle.