The Watkins Museum of History is a museum in Lawrence, Kansas that is managed by the Douglas County Historical Society.

It provides programs and public events, educational resources and activities, and changing exhibits about the heritage of Douglas County.

[2] In 1888, Watkins National Bank opened at 11th and Massachusetts.

By 1970, City Hall had moved to a new location and after extensive renovations, the Watkins Building reopened in 1975 as the Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum.

According to the museum's website: "A classic example of the Richardsonian Romanesque influence on Kansas’s architecture, it was considered one of the most magnificent buildings west of the Mississippi River at the time of its construction.