Ketchikan Gateway is named for Ketchikan Creek which name comes from “Kitschk-hin” meaning “river” or ‘thundering wings of an eagle”.
Surrounding Courthouses:
N – Wrangell
E – British Columbia, Canada
S – British Columbia, Canada
Incorporated: August 25. 1900
Borough: Ketchikan Gateway
Courthouse – Ketchikan
Location: 415 Main Street / Grand Street
Built: 1972 – 1974
Style: Modern Commercial
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces northeast and is a four story concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Ketchikan. Concrete pillars support the building above the first story which is open space. The fourth story projects and the windows are vertical. The roof line is flat. The roof line is flat. The building houses the Superior Court of the 2nd Judicial District and the District Court.
See: The 1st Judicial District includes Angoon, Haines, Hoonah, Juneau, Kake, Petersburg, Prince of Wales-Hyder, Sitka, Wrangell and Yakutat