Lilly Biological Laboratories, also known as Eli Lilly and Company and Greenfield Laboratories, is a historic

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complex located in

Greenfield, Indiana Greenfield is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Indiana, United States. It lies in Center and Brandywine townships and is part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area. The population was 23,488 at the 2020 census. Greenfield was a ...

. The laboratory was designed by Robert Frost Daggett and built in 1913-1914 for

Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company, Trade name, doing business as Lilly, is an American multinational Medication, pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with offices in 18 countries. Its products are sold in approximately 125 count ...

. The complex consists of three buildings: the Tower Building flanked by two adjacent two-story buildings connected to the main building by

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s. The buildings are in the

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style with red tile roofs and arched openings. The Tower Building features a prominent 80-foot tall tower with five levels topped by a pyramidal red tile roof. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1977.

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Buildings and structures in Hancock County, Indiana Eli Lilly and Company Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Mission Revival architecture in Indiana Industrial buildings completed in 1914 National Register of Historic Places in Hancock County, Indiana {{HancockCountyIN-NRHP-stub