U.S. Courthouse, Seattle

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federal courthouse government building

The U.S. Courthouse in Seattle is a federal judicial building that houses the United States District Court and related federal legal offices serving the Seattle area.

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Label	Occurrences
U.S. Courthouse, Seattle canonical	1
United States Courthouse in Seattle named in his honor	1
United States Courthouse, 1010 Fifth Avenue, Seattle	1
United States federal courthouses in Washington (state)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2742090 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Courthouse, Seattle
Context triple: [Western District of Washington, hasCourthouse, U.S. Courthouse, Seattle]

A. King County Courthouse
The King County Courthouse is a historic government building in Seattle that serves as the primary courthouse for King County’s superior and district courts.
B. Seattle City Hall
Seattle City Hall is the modern civic headquarters of the City of Seattle, Washington, known for its contemporary glass-and-steel architecture and public plaza in the downtown area.
C. Multnomah County Courthouse
Multnomah County Courthouse is a major judicial building in downtown Portland, Oregon, housing county courts and legal offices that serve as a central hub for the region’s justice system.
D. Seafirst Building (Seattle)
The Seafirst Building in Seattle is a prominent modernist high-rise office tower that long served as a major financial and corporate hub in the city’s downtown skyline.
E. Bellevue City Hall
Bellevue City Hall is the primary municipal government building and administrative center for the city of Bellevue, Washington.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Courthouse, Seattle
Target entity description: The U.S. Courthouse in Seattle is a federal judicial building that houses the United States District Court and related federal legal offices serving the Seattle area.

A. King County Courthouse
The King County Courthouse is a historic government building in Seattle that serves as the primary courthouse for King County’s superior and district courts.
B. Seattle City Hall
Seattle City Hall is the modern civic headquarters of the City of Seattle, Washington, known for its contemporary glass-and-steel architecture and public plaza in the downtown area.
C. Multnomah County Courthouse
Multnomah County Courthouse is a major judicial building in downtown Portland, Oregon, housing county courts and legal offices that serve as a central hub for the region’s justice system.
D. Seafirst Building (Seattle)
The Seafirst Building in Seattle is a prominent modernist high-rise office tower that long served as a major financial and corporate hub in the city’s downtown skyline.
E. Bellevue City Hall
Bellevue City Hall is the primary municipal government building and administrative center for the city of Bellevue, Washington.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal courthouse ⓘ government building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	modernist architecture ⓘ
buildingType	high-rise ⓘ
category	Courthouses in Washington (state) ⓘ Federal courthouses in the United States ⓘ Government buildings in Seattle ⓘ Skyscraper office buildings in Seattle ⓘ
coordinates	47.613°N 122.336°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateCompleted	2004 ⓘ
function	federal judiciary facility ⓘ trial court facility ⓘ
hasFacility	clerks’ offices ⓘ holding cells ⓘ judges’ chambers ⓘ jury assembly rooms ⓘ public lobby ⓘ secure parking ⓘ
hasJurisdictionLevel	federal ⓘ
hasSecurityFeature	blast-resistant design elements ⓘ controlled public entrances ⓘ setback from street ⓘ
height	approximately 390 feet ⓘ
houses	United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ federal courtrooms ⓘ federal judicial chambers ⓘ federal legal offices ⓘ
jurisdiction	Western District of Washington ⓘ
locatedIn	King County ⓘ surface form: King County, Washington Seattle ⓘ Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington (state) downtown Seattle ⓘ
managedBy	U.S. General Services Administration ⓘ surface form: General Services Administration
numberOfStories	23 ⓘ
opened	2004 ⓘ
ownedBy	United States government ⓘ
partOf	federal court system of the United States ⓘ
postalCode	98101 ⓘ
regionServed	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
replaced	U.S. Courthouse, Seattle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States Courthouse, 1010 Fifth Avenue, Seattle
serves	Seattle metropolitan area ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ
streetAddress	700 Stewart Street ⓘ
usedFor	civil trials ⓘ criminal trials ⓘ federal hearings ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western District of Washington → hasCourthouse → U.S. Courthouse, Seattle ⓘ

U.S. Courthouse, Seattle → replaced → U.S. Courthouse, Seattle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Courthouse, 1010 Fifth Avenue, Seattle

U.S. Courthouse, Tacoma → category → U.S. Courthouse, Seattle ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States federal courthouses in Washington (state)

World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Kenzo Nakamura → hasMemorial → U.S. Courthouse, Seattle ⓘ

subject surface form: William Kenzo Nakamura

this entity surface form: United States Courthouse in Seattle named in his honor

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