William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse

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federal courthouse government building

The William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse is a federal judicial building in Seattle, Washington, named in honor of World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Kenzo Nakamura.

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Label	Occurrences
William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse canonical	2
William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T587386 — 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: William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse
Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, hasCourthouse, William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse]

A. James R. Browning United States Courthouse
The James R. Browning United States Courthouse is a historic federal courthouse in San Francisco, California, renowned for its Beaux-Arts architecture and role as the headquarters of the Ninth Circuit.
B. Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse
The Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse is a historic federal courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, named after Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.
C. John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse is a prominent federal courthouse and judicial complex located on Boston’s waterfront that houses the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
D. Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse is a historic federal courthouse in Manhattan that houses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
E. Court of Appeals Hall
Court of Appeals Hall is the historic courthouse in Albany, New York, that serves as the home of the state's highest court.
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: William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse
Target entity description: The William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse is a federal judicial building in Seattle, Washington, named in honor of World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Kenzo Nakamura.

A. James R. Browning United States Courthouse
The James R. Browning United States Courthouse is a historic federal courthouse in San Francisco, California, renowned for its Beaux-Arts architecture and role as the headquarters of the Ninth Circuit.
B. Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse
The Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse is a historic federal courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, named after Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.
C. John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse is a prominent federal courthouse and judicial complex located on Boston’s waterfront that houses the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
D. Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse is a historic federal courthouse in Manhattan that houses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
E. Court of Appeals Hall
Court of Appeals Hall is the historic courthouse in Albany, New York, that serves as the home of the state's highest court.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal courthouse ⓘ government building ⓘ
buildingType	courthouse ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Seattle, Washington ⓘ United States federal courthouses in Washington (state) ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
function	hearing federal court cases ⓘ
governmentBranchServed	judicial branch of the United States ⓘ
hasAddressCity	Seattle ⓘ
hasAddressCountry	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasAddressState	Washington ⓘ
hasNameLanguage	English ⓘ
heritageDesignation	historic federal building ⓘ
honors	Japanese American war hero William Kenzo Nakamura ⓘ linked to: World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Kenzo Nakamura
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
locatedIn	King County, Washington ⓘ linked to: King County Pacific Northwest ⓘ Seattle, Washington ⓘ linked to: Seattle, Washington, United States Washington (state) ⓘ linked to: Washington
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
namedAfter	William Kenzo Nakamura ⓘ World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Kenzo Nakamura ⓘ
namedAfterAward	Medal of Honor ⓘ
namedAfterConflict	World War II ⓘ
namedAfterOccupation	United States Army soldier ⓘ
namedForEvent	World War II ⓘ
operatedBy	United States General Services Administration ⓘ linked to: U.S. General Services Administration
publicAccess	publicly accessible during business hours ⓘ
usedBy	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit → hasCourthouse → William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse ⓘ

CA9 → hasCourthouse → William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse ⓘ

William Kenzo Nakamura → commemoratedBy → William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse ⓘ

subject linked to: World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Kenzo Nakamura

linked to: William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse

William Kenzo Nakamura → hasMemorial → William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse ⓘ