photo by: Bremen Keasey/Journal-World

The exterior of the concrete bowl of what is left of Lawrence's Municipal Stadium seen in March 2025.

A group looking to win historic preservation status for the Municipal Stadium in East Lawrence’s Hobbs Park will host a community meeting Sunday to detail the project’s progress.

The group, called the Municipal Stadium at Hobbs Park Legacy Project, will host the session on Sunday, June 7, at Bon Bon, 804 Pennsylvania St., from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., according to a press release shared on Wednesday. The event will detail the historic preservation efforts of the group and be a space for community members to share their future vision of the site.

Andrew Stockmann, the curator of exhibitions at the Watkins Museum and head of the Legacy Project group, said in a statement the group has submitted a draft of a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the stadium, describing its importance to the Lawrence community and its historical legacy of hosting the legendary Kansas City Monarchs in August 1949.

Stockmann also said the group is currently raising funds to complete a Historic Structure Report that will provide “engineering-backed recommendations” of repairing the stadium’s concrete grandstand and help with the masterplan of the site.

The project has gotten support from a variety of organizations, including the City of Lawrence’s Parks, Recreation and Culture department, the Kaw Valley Kickball League and the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association. Stockmann said the project team is “looking forward to engaging with the public” at the event Sunday afternoon.

More information can be found on the group’s Facebook page.