Shriners Hospital has a history in the city of Lexington. The one-time and long-time home of caring for children now has a new function. It’s one that covers a lot of medical ground.
Sitting way back off Richmond Road is a large structure that has cared for children of all ages since 1955. That first building was on almost 28 acres, formerly a part of the Henry Clay Estate. In 1988, a larger hospital was constructed in front of the original facility and that was Shriners Children’s Lexington until 2017. That’s when Shriners moved near the University of Kentucky on Conn Terrace.
And today it’s now Kentucky Children’s Richmond Road, officially recognized with a ceremony almost a month ago.
