in 1930 it merged with the protestant episcopal orphan asylum, and moved into a former durrett family mansion at 202 east chestnut in 1942, a facility capable of housing 18 children at a time. the property was sold in 1969 for an expansion of norton children's hospital, and the home of the innocents moved to 505 east chestnut, where capacity was gradually increased from 30 to 90 children by 1987. in 1975, the home of the innocents assumed the pediatric nursing services formerly provided by the old louisville jewish convalescent children's home.