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Murphy family urges HRB to correct Harrison Memorial Library attribution
Summary
At a Carmel-by-the-Sea Historic Resources Board meeting, Cindy Lloyd read a letter arguing archival evidence shows Michael J. Murphy was the principal designer of the Ralph Chandler Harrison Memorial Library and asked the board to consider correcting the public record and installing a plaque acknowledging Murphy.
Cindy Lloyd, speaking during public appearances at the Historic Resources Board meeting in Carmel-by-the-Sea, read a letter from Douglas J. Smith arguing that architect Michael J. Murphy, not Bernard Maybeck, was the principal designer of the Ralph Chandler Harrison Memorial Library.
The letter presented by Lloyd said archival records and contemporaneous correspondence show Murphy prepared the plans and that Maybeck served only as an adviser who reviewed elements such as a fireplace and garden wall. "Michael J. Murphy was the principal designer of the Harrison Memorial Library," the letter states.
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