The facility pictured above is the new building that opened in June 2021.
- It was founded by the C.L. Meyer family and called the Meyer Therapy Center.
- It has provided residential and classroom facilities for children with physical handicaps.
- In 1968, it became the Meyer Children's Rehabilitation Institute when it combined with the University Handicapped Childrens Clinic.
- Because of the increasing longevity of the institute's clients and the diversity of its programs, the Board of Regents dropped the reference to children from the name in 1989.
- The Hattie B. Munroe portion of this facility was constructed in l959 as a place for children with handicapping conditions.
- Funding came from John A. Munroe, a retired Union Pacific Railroad vice president, in memory of his wife, Hattie Baker Munroe, who herself had been disabled.
- Originally the Hattie B. Munroe Home for Convalescent Children, it became the Hattie B. Munroe Pavilion in l968 when the University of Nebraska Medical Center began to assist with its programming efforts.
- In 1990, construction was completed on a three-story addition connecting the existing pavilion with the northwest corner of the Meyer Rehabilitation Institute, providing increased space for patient care and research.
- Construction of a second three-story addition was begun in 1997 and was completed in 1998.
- In conjunction with the 1997 addition, it was decided to combine the Meyer Rehabilitation Institute and the Hattie B. Munroe Pavilion to become the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation. The combination of the two entities makes for one of the largest facilities in the country providing care for children and adults with physical or developmental disabilities.
- Munroe-Meyer relocated to the former first data building at 6902 Pine Street near the UNO campus. Construction began in 2019 & facility opened in June 2021.
- In the spring of 2022; the Munroe-Meyer facility and site were grazed to make room for Project Health.
