Federal Building
The building was designed in 1918 and built from 1921 to 1922 in Mission/Spanish Revival architecture. An addition was added in 1929, and opened in 1931. Among other functions, it held courtrooms and offices for the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on January 27, 1975, under the former name as site 75000620. In 1978 it was also included as a contributing property in the NRHP listing of the Hawaii Capital Historic District.
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