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Parks advisory board backs nomination of Municipal Stadium at Hobbs Park to National Register
Summary
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted to recommend that the City Commission accept a nomination to list Municipal Stadium at Hobbs Park on the National Register of Historic Places, advancing a preservation effort backed by neighborhood groups and local sports leagues.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted to recommend that the City Commission receive a nomination to list Municipal Stadium at Hobbs Park on the National Register of Historic Places.
The recommendation, made after a presentation from local preservation partners, would allow the stadium to pursue federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credits and grants to support restoration. Advocates said the listing would help preserve a community landmark used today by neighborhood leagues and historically tied to Negro Leagues teams.
Andrew Stockman, curator of exhibitions at the Watkins Museum, told the board the Municipal Stadium in Hobbs Park and the Murphy Braumelstich House are the focus of the Hobbs Park Legacy Project and that the group is seeking both a National Register nomination for the stadium…
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