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Historic working group wins HRC backing to seek register nominations for Hobbs Park and Murphy Bramblestick House
Summary
A working group led by the Watkins Museum asked the Lawrence Historic Resources Commission to recommend the city allow public nomination efforts for Hobbs Park's Municipal Stadium and the Murphy Bramblestick House; the commission voted 4-0 to recommend the request to the city commission.
The Lawrence Historic Resources Commission voted 4-0 on Feb. 20 to recommend that the City Commission allow a community working group to pursue nominations and fundraising to place Municipal Stadium on the National Register and the Murphy Bramblestick House on the Kansas register.
The recommendation follows a presentation by Andrew Stockman, curator of exhibitions at the Watkins Museum of History, who said he convened a working group that includes the East Lawrence Neighborhood…
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