Watkins Home


In 1937 Elizabeth M. Watkins donated funds for a residence for nurses working at Watkins Memorial Hospital, immediately north of this building; it served that purpose until 1974. The stone building was designed by State Architect Raymond Coolidge.

It housed the Hall Center for the Humanities from 1984 to 2005. The School of Social Welfare, based in Twente Hall (formerly the student hospital), oversees several programs in the building.

Watkins Home

1540 Sunflower Road
Lawrence, KS 66045