Historic Preservation in Lawrence, KS (2026)
1 verified historic preservation rules for Lawrence, Kansas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Historic-Cultural Monuments
In the City of Lawrence, a site, structure or object earns protected landmark status only after the Historic Resources Commission and the City Commission designate it and add it to the Lawrence Register of Historic Places under City Code § 22-402. Owners, or the commission itself, may nominate a landmark, and unauthorized alteration or demolition of a designated landmark is a municipal offense.
Lawrence Landmark Designation Ordinance
Significant RestrictionsLawrence City Code §§ 22-402, 22-1301
All sites, structures, and objects listed in the Lawrence Register of Historic Places, and any amendments thereto, as landmarks, as defined in this chapter, are hereby designated as historic landmarks of the city. ... Any person who intentionally undertakes or causes to be undertaken the alteration, construction, demolition, removal, or structural damage of any site, structure, or object in vio...