Kenai is named for the local Dena’ina (Tanaina) word ‘ken’ or ‘kena’, which means ‘flat, meadow, open area with few trees and low ridge’.
Surrounding Courthouses:
N – Anchorage
E – Seward
W – Cook Inlet
Incorporated: May 10, 1960
Borough: Kenai Peninsula
Courthouse – Kenai
Location: 125 Trading Bay Road / Main Loup Street
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces south and is a two story yellow colored sliding and concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Kenai. The building has a rectangular two story center section with a one story section on the west side. The roof line is flat. The building houses the Superior Court of the 3rd Judicial District and the District Court.